Re: [docbook-apps] Resolving xi:include with xpointer="element()"

["Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>]

Hi Peter,
Yes, libxml2 (xmllint and xsltproc) has supported the element() scheme of 
XPointer for some time.  It is mentioned in my book in this section:

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/ModularDoc.html#XincludeSelect

The XInclude driver in Elliotte Rusty Harold's XOM kit also supports the 
element() scheme.

http://www.xom.nu/

He says you can run it like this to resolve your XIncludes:

java -cp xom-1.0b8.jar:xom-samples.jar nu.xom.samples.XIncludeDriver 
bookfile.xml  >  resolved.xml

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Desjardins" <pdesjardins@supplyscape.com>
To: <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 2:48 PM
Subject: [docbook-apps] Resolving xi:include with xpointer="element()"


I am trying to resolve xi:includes that are inserted in my DocBook XML
by XMLMind XML Editor (Standard Edition 3.5.0).  I have used the "copy
as reference" feature of XXE to reference a child element in another
document.  When I paste the referenced element into the document I am
trying to publish, XXE adds this code:

  <xi:include href="source-document.xml"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude";
              xpointer="element(IdOfMySection)" />

This is a wonderful way to author my DocBook content.  But I am having
trouble finding a way to resolve these xi:includes before passing the
content into the Saxon processor.

Is there a tool that will process xi:include elements that use
xpointer="element()"?

I've been poring through the list archives and DocBook XSL: The Complete
Guide for some time, without finding one.  My latest hope is that
updating my Cygwin installation with the latest libxml2 in the hopes
that "xmllint --xinclude" will handle this xpointer.  Pardon me if I'm
missing something obvious.

Thanks for your help.

Peter Desjardins
SupplyScape Corporation
+1 781 503 7441
http://www.supplyscape.com

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