What Is XSL?

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What Software Is Required for XSL?

You need an XSLT processor in order to apply an XSL stylesheet to an XML document. The CD-ROM that accompanies this book contains a copy of Instant Saxon (version 6.2.2) for a Windows PC. After installing Instant Saxon on your machine, include the installation directory in your path. For example, if you install Instant Saxon in the directory c:\InstantSaxon on your Windows PC, you need to modify PATH as follows:

set PATH=C:\InstantSaxon;%PATH%

Invoking Instant Saxon from the command line requires an XML document and an XSL document. For example, if you have the XML document abc.xml and the XSL stylesheet abc.xsl, and you want to save the generated output in the file abc.txt, type the following line at the command line:

saxon abc.xml abc.xsl >abc.txt

If you want to see the command line options, type the following:

saxon -?

You can also navigate to the following URL if you want to check for later versions: http://sourceforge.net/projects/saxon.

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