More Powerful Debugging

Chapter 17 - Debugging XSLT Transformations
XSLT For Dummies
by Richard Wagner
Hungry Minds 2002

  

If you are having a particular problem in which nothing else you have tried works, then you may want to consider getting a full-scale XSLT debugger. You can find debuggers with:

• Full visual step-through capabilities to allow you to see and perform a transformation one step at a time.

• Breakpoint support to stop the transformation at a specific point so you can check its status.

• Parameter and variable watches to find out their current value during the processing of a document.

Two of particular note are commercial software tools, though they have trial versions that you can download:

• MarrowSoft Xselerator: www.marrowsoft.com/Products.htm

• eXcelon Stylus: www.exceloncorp.com/products excelon_stylus.html

For more tool information, one good Web site to check out is www.xslt.com/xslt_tools_editors.html .

    

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