xslt in ant

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Running Multiple XSLT Engines with Ant

Subject: xslt in ant

Date: 2004-01-31 13:03:53

From: shreya Ramaswamy

Hi,

How can I use xslt in a target build file, which is compiled and run by Ant? I am trying to parse an xml file (input.xml) using an xsl file(dbconv.xsl) to produce an output xml file (output.xml). I used <xslt> in the following way:

<property name="saxon6" value="com.icl.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl" />
<property name="saxon6.classpath" value="C:\DOWNLOAD\Saxon\saxon.jar" />

<xslt out="${build.dir}/output.xml" in="${build.bin}/input.xml" style="dbconv.xsl" processor="${saxon6}" >

However, I am getting the following error:

BUILD FAILED
file:C:/Project/project/build.xml:121: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.icl.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl

I tried all possible combinations of processors and classpaths. Even <factory> does not work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks!

Shreya

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xslt in ant
2004-02-07 12:30:55 shreya Ramaswamy

Hello,

Thank you for the answer. I tried using 'mtxslt' and followed the instructions in the article. The error is still the same:

BUILD FAILED

file:C:/Project/project/build.xml:142: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.xmLP.ant.taskdefs.optional.Saxon6Liaison

I have included the saxon.jar in my classpath. What could be wrong?

Shreya
- xslt in ant
  2004-02-08 10:08:10 Anthony Coates
  
  Now you need to add the 'mtxslt' JAR file to your Ant classpath. Cheers, Tony.
  - xslt in ant
    2004-02-16 12:07:56 shreya Ramaswamy
    
    Anthony Coates,
    
    Thanks.I did this and it works. However, I have a strange problem.When I remove mtxslt-1.5.jar from my classpath and specify the path explicitly in my code, it does not work for some reason. I am getting the same error:
    
    BUILD FAILED
    
    file:C:/Project/project/build.xml:142: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.xmLP.ant.taskdefs.optional.Saxon6Liaison
    
    I have my jar files(saxon,mtxslt,xalan) in C:\test\files\ext directory; input.xml and the xsl file in C:\test\files directory.
    
    Here's my code:
    
    <property name="files.dir" value="files"/>
    <property name="files.ext" value="${files.dir}/ext"/>
    <taskdef name="mtxslt"
    classname="org.xmLP.ant.taskdefs.xslt.XSLTProcess">
    <classpath>
    
    <fileset dir="${files.dir}/ext">
    <include name="mtxslt-1.5.jar"/>
    </fileset>
    
    </classpath>
    </taskdef>
    
    <property name="saxon6"
    value="org.xmLP.ant.taskdefs.optional.Saxon6Liaison"/>
    <property name="saxon6.classpath" value="${files.ext}/saxon.jar"/>
    
    <target name="saxon6">
    <mtxslt processor="${saxon6}" in="${files.dir}/input.xml"
    style="${files.dir}/dbconv.xsl" out="output.xml"
    classpath="${saxon6.classpath}">
    <param name="target" expression="saxon"/>
    </mtxslt>
    
    </target>
    
    Any help would be appreciated.Thanks for your time.
    
    Shreya

xslt in ant
2004-02-01 07:54:15 Anthony Coates

Two things need to change. One, you need to use the 'mtxslt' task, not the standard Ant 'xslt' task. Also, your 'mtxslt' take would need to contain

classpath="${saxon6.classpath}"

Just follow the instructions in the article.
Cheers, Tony.
- xslt in ant
  2004-02-01 08:02:22 Anthony Coates
  
  Oops, I meant your mtxslt 'task', not 'take'.
  - xslt in ant
    2004-02-07 12:29:04 shreya Ramaswamy
    
    Hello Anthony Coates,
    
    Thank you for the answer. I tried using 'mtxslt' and followed the instructions in the article. The error is still the same:
    
    BUILD FAILED
    
    file:C:/Project/project/build.xml:142: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.xmLP.ant.taskdefs.optional.Saxon6Liaison
    
    I have included the saxon.jar in my classpath. What could be wrong?
    
    Shreya

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