Problems with XSL unable to select elements from xml file

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Greetings,
I'm using XMLspy and haveing problem selecting any child nodes under complex element type <DeliveryInfo>

Can anyone point out where im going wrong?
Im a complete newbie to XML, XSD and XSL.

Thanks
Rob

extract from XML file

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 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!-- edited with XMLSpy v2007 (http://www.altova.com) by Rob W -->

<PODBatch xmlns="http://my-pod/namespace" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://my-pod/namespace E:\DOCUME~1\Rob\Desktop\POD02.XSD">

    <POD>

        <DeliveryInfo>

            <DeliveryNoteNo>DN012345</DeliveryNoteNo>

            <DeliveryDateTime>01/11/07 10:35</DeliveryDateTime>

            <DeliveryDrivername>Bill Egg</DeliveryDrivername>

            <DeliveryDriverSignature>B.Egg</DeliveryDriverSignature>

            <DeliveryStatus>In transit</DeliveryStatus>

        </DeliveryInfo>

Full XSL file

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 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<xsl:stylesheet version="2.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"

xmlns:xsi ="http://www.w3.org/2000/10/XMLSchema-instance"

xmlns:my="http://my-pod.com/namespace">
 
<xsl:template match="/">

    <html>

        <Header>    

            <img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r13/robtyketto/truck-clipart-icon2_ys61.gif" align="left"/>

        <h2>Proof-of-Delivery</h2>

        <xsl:apply-templates select="//my:POD/DeliveryInfo"/>

        <br></br>

        <hr></hr>        

        </Header>

        <body>

         <h3>Sender:</h3>

        <address>

        Company<br />    

        Address Place<br />

        Nothing Road<br />

        Walton-on-Thames<br />

        Surrey<br /> 

        KT29 4ZZ<br />

     </address>

        </body>    

    </html>

</xsl:template>
 
<xsl:template match="my:POD/DeliveryInfo">

            <strong>Deliver Note No: </strong>xsl:value-of select="my:DeliveryNoteNo"><br/><br></br>   

</xsl:template>
 
</xsl:stylesheet>

Nov 5 '07 #1

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jkmyoung

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The namespace prefix needs to be applied to all elements in the xpath:

<xsl:apply-templates select="//my:POD/my:DeliveryInfo"/>

<xsl:template match="//my:POD/my:DeliveryInfo"/>

Nov 5 '07 #2

robtyketto

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Thanks for the advice for this post and all the others Ive rencently posted.

The XSL is well formed but its not matching with anything still as the words
"Deliver Note No:" are not being printed or the element value being selecting.

It does produce the other output just it appears not to be able to match the elements.

Is it something to do with the structure of the XML file?

<PODBATCH> Root Element
<POD>
<DeliveryInfo>
<DeliveryNoteNo>

Changed code below:-

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 <xsl:template match="/">

    <html>

        <Header>    

            <img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r13/robtyketto/truck-clipart-icon2_ys61.gif" align="left"/>

        <h2>Proof-of-Delivery</h2>

        <xsl:apply-templates select="//my:POD/my:DeliveryInfo"/>

        <br></br>

        <hr></hr>        

        </Header>

        <body>

         <h3>Sender:</h3>

        <address>

        Walton-on-Thames<br />

        Surrey<br /> 

        KT19 4ZZ<br />

     </address>

        </body>    

    </html>

</xsl:template>
 
<xsl:template match="my:POD/my:DeliveryInfo">

            <strong>Deliver Note No: </strong>xsl:value-of select="my:DeliveryNoteNo"><br/><br></br>   

</xsl:template>
 
</xsl:stylesheet>

Nov 5 '07 #3

jkmyoung

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The namespaces subtly don't match
xml: http://my-pod/namespace
xsl: http://my-pod.com/namespace

Fix this error, and you should have it.

Nov 5 '07 #4

robtyketto

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Thanks problem solved.

Reading up on xpath now to get my head around selection of child/parent elements to complete my work.

Cheers
Rob

Nov 5 '07 #5

robtyketto

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OK so now I am confused.

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 <xsl:template match="my:POD/my:DeliveryInfo">

            <strong>Delivery Note No: </strong><xsl:value-of select="my:DeliveryNoteNo"/>

</xsl:template>

Xpath finds the match as its printing "Delivery Note No "but not the value of the element.

As Im already in the correct path I thought all I need to do was reference the element.

Very confused.

When I had'nt quite got the syntax right I accidentally selected all the values of DeliveryInfo and now I cant select a single element.

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 <POD>

        <DeliveryInfo>

            <DeliveryNoteNo>DN012345</DeliveryNoteNo>

            <DeliveryDateTime>01/11/07 10:35</DeliveryDateTime>

            <DeliveryDrivername>Bill Egg</DeliveryDrivername>

            <DeliveryDriverSignature>B.Egg</DeliveryDriverSignature>

            <DeliveryStatus>In transit</DeliveryStatus>

        </DeliveryInfo>

Nov 5 '07 #6

jkmyoung

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I can't tell at the moment, could your repost your xslt and xml?

Nov 6 '07 #7

robtyketto

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I resolved the problem, I cant believe it myself but sometimes I was seeing values and others I wasnt without any XML changes.

I resolved all issues by installing a copy of xmlspy from my university.
Im putting down all my headaches to a bugged copy.

Thanks for all the replies
Rob

Nov 7 '07 #8

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