Re: [docbook-apps] getting text from external xml file

[Dave Pawson <davep@dpawson.co.uk>]

Marie Sauvage - EBM WebSourcing wrote:
> To pass it as a parameter would be easy for me, as I get it in my ant script 
> before to call the generation !
> How can I pass it as a parameter ?

 From the command line,

saxon inputFile.xml stylesheet.xsl date=2007-07031


> 
> But can you tell me more about the xpath solution ? or maybe give me a link to 
> where to find doc about it ?
> I think it could be better to have it directly in the stylesheet.

With the input file
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0";
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd";>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

     <name>My Project</name>
     <artifactId>my-project</artifactId>
     <groupId>my.group</groupId>
     *<version>1.5</version>*

xmlns:ms="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0";

It would be

<xsl:value-of select="document('x.xml')/ms:project/ms:version"/>
if you wanted version
or
<xsl:value-of select="document('x.xml')/ms:project/ms:ModelVersion"/>

to get 4.0.0



regards

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