"Steve" <Steve@d...> wrote in message 
news:3A15C5CE-0CB3-466C-A571-54A815B4FE69@m......
> Hi,
>
> I'm using browser-based XSL transformations, obtaining XML files that
> specify the corresponding XSL stylesheet to use, all via HTTPS from a Java
> App Server (Tomcat 5.5.20 to be precise).  One of the XSL stylesheets uses
> the XPath document() function to return an XML document.  The href 
> attribute
> associated with the document() function references a servlet on the Java 
> App
> Server that dynamically creates the required XML and returns it.  This 
> works
> fine when the servlet is accessed via HTTP, but fails in IE (6 and 7) when
> the servlet is accessed via HTTPS.  Firefox has no such problems.
>
> I look at the server logs, and the HTTP(S) request initiated by document()
> is being received by the server and XML content returned.  However, IE
> displays the following web page:
>
> The XML page cannot be displayed
>
> Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and
> then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The download of the specified resource has failed.
>
> Is there some configuration setting in IE that is preventing this from
> working?  Is there something I need to do to get this going or is this a
> known bug?
>
> Many thanks,
> -Steve
>
IE is stricter on security than Firefox in this matter and treats this as a 
cross domain request as you're using a different protocol. You can sometimes 
fix this by changing cross domain settings in IE, there are a number of 
different sections in the zone security panels.
You could also try the approach of accessing the main XSLT via https.

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Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)
http://joe.fawcett.name