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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: What are the steps to convert to DocBook XML?

From: Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian.rahtz@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk>
To: sharpe@ns.aus.com
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:17:22 +0000

Richard Sharpe writes:

 > Assuming I was interested in converting to DocBook XML, what are the steps?
 > 
 > 1. How do I get my current SGML source converted?

with luck, the "sx" program in the SP suite

 > 2. If and when I have DocBook SML source, how to I convert it to PDF? It
 > looks like PassiveTex is part of the answer ... 
maybe...

  > Looks like I need an XSLT,
 > does Sablotron do all I am likely to need?

no. its incomplete.  if you rule out Java, then Xalan-C may suit.


sebastian

References:
- DOCBOOK-APPS: What are the steps to convert to DocBook XML?
  - From: Richard Sharpe <sharpe@ns.aus.com>