"brian_harris" <brianharris@d...> wrote in message
news:CC6C08D9-6CC2-4E74-8E6E-554E4B650757@m......
> I am trying to convert XSL http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl to
> http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform
> I am trying to find a program that will convert .xsl for me, I have read
> that their is something out thier.  I have not been able to find it, a few
> links I did find did not work.
>
> The old code has alot of items that do not work.  I started to try to
> convert it by hand, but since their where alot of thing I was not sure how
to
> convert I stopped.
> I use alot of xsl:eval, xsl:script and xsl:cdata.
>
> So I then tried to find a way where I could have both old and new verisons
> in same code so I could test my changes as I mad them. I setup the
following
> namespaces
>
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt"
> xmlns:old="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl"
> So I then changed xsl:eval, xsl:script, xsl:cdata, xsl:if to old:eval
> ,old:script, old:cdata, old:if.  When I did this and then ran code I got
> following Error:
> The XSL processor stack has overflowed - probable cause is infinte
template
> recursion.
> Since this file is a few hunderd lines long and is actually just part of
an
> addon to an even larger application.  I am not sure how to best procced.
I
> would like to find a way to do a little bit at a time and check that
> application is still working correctly.
>

Another approach is take a fixed chunk of XML.  Run it through using the old
transform to get a result (make sure the input XML tests each template in
the transform).  Save the result in a text file.

Now go through the transform and adjust it to conform to standards (or it
really have to use some msxml:script).

Run the same XML through the new transform.  Compare results.  When your new
result isn't substantially different from the original you're done.

If you get stuck generating a particular feature post here and we'll help.

Please though include a sample of the input XML and desired output.  It will
be easier for us to help than try to decipher a non-conformant syntax that
most aren't using anymore.


-- 
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET