Best way to debug XSL?

[Matt]

I want to know what's the best way to debug XSL? For example, I use XSL and XML for
HTML generation. Now, I am just using web browser, and see if it works, and always
it doesn't display anything. I really need a better way to debug and develop XSL.

any ideas? please advise. thanks!!

[Joris Gillis]

On 11 Oct 2004 17:09:21 -0700, Matt <jr********@hotmail.com> wrote:

Now, I am just using web browser, and see if it works, and always
it doesn't display anything. I really need a better way to debug and
develop XSL.

Hi,

It's indeed difficult and time-consuming to solve XSL problems with just a
browser, especially if it doesn't display any debug information.

What you need is an XSLT engine like Xalan
(http://xml.apache.org/xalan-j/) or Altova
(http://www.altova.com/resources_xsltengine.html)
The engine will tell you all debugging information you'll need.
And you'll be able to view the generated html as text ; not only as being
displayed by a browser.

Reading through the XSLT specification won't do no harm either...

regards,

--
Joris Gillis (http://www.ticalc.org/cgi-bin/acct-v...i?userid=38041)
Ceterum censeo XML omnibus esse utendum

[Arto Viitanen]

>>>>> "Matt" == Matt <jr********@hotmail.com> writes:

Matt> I want to know what's the best way to debug XSL? For example, I use
Matt> XSL and XML for HTML generation. Now, I am just using web browser, and
Matt> see if it works, and always it doesn't display anything. I really need
Matt> a better way to debug and develop XSL.

I don't know about browsers, since I use commandline tools. But on those, I
have found <xsl:message> fine tool for debug.
--
Arto V. Viitanen [e-mail]
University of Tampere, Department of Computer Sciences
Tampere, Finland http://www.cs.uta.fi/~av/