Martin Honnen wrote:
> tshad wrote:
>
>> But then what is happening as to the use of "/*" vs "/" vs "REPORT"
>> in my first template line.
>>
>> Both "/*" and "REPORT" give me the same results.  But if I have "/"
>> and <xsl:copy>, I don't get a root tag.  If I do "/" and
>> "<REPORTING> (in place of the <xsl:copy>), it works fine with
>> <REPORTING> as my root tag. It seems the "/" drops the root node (with 
>> copy) and "/*" (with
>> copy) uses the existing root node.
>>
>> I assume the reason "/" and <REPORT> work is because "/" is dropping
>> the root (document) node but I am supplying my own.
>>
>> <xsl:template match="/">
>>   <xsl:copy>
>>
>> doesn't work (missing root node)
>
> The root node in the XSLT/XPath model is the document node, it is
> different from the root element.
> So
>   <xsl:template match="/">
> matches the root node and you can copy that if you want but it is
> different from
>   <xsl:template match="/*">
> which matches the root element.

OK, so if I have an xml file:
*********************************************************
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<REPORT VERSION="1.10" FILENUM="" DESCRIPTION="Form Utility XML: 3/18/2008
12:27:13 PM" MAJORFORM="1004">
 <FORMS>
  <FORM NUM="1" FORMCODE="1004" SECCODE="1" DESC="" MAJOR="True" >
   <FIELDS>
    <OTHERFILENUMBER>692</OTHERFILENUMBER>
    <FNMA_FILENUMBER>693</FNMA_FILENUMBER>
    <SUBPROPADDRESS>3</SUBPROPADDRESS>
    <SCMCOMMENTS_1>This is a test line 1</SCMCOMMENTS_1>
    <SCMCOMMENTS_2>This is a test line 2</SCMCOMMENTS_2>
    <SCMCOMMENTS_3>This is a test line 3</SCMCOMMENTS_3>
    <SCMCOMMENTS_4>This is a test line 4</SCMCOMMENTS_4>
   </FIELDS>
  </FORM>
 </FORMS>
</REPORT>
*********************************************************

and I do (if I read you correctly):
<xsl:template match="/*">
<xsl:copy>

I am copying copying the root Element, which in this case I assume is 
<Report>.  So I will copy everything from <REPORT> to </REPORT>

And will have as my root - <Report> in my transformation.

If I do:
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:copy>

I am copying the whole document from <?xml...> to </REPORT>

But I won't have a root (and I get an error).  For some reason, it doesn't 
use the <REPORT> node in my transformation as the "/*" does.

If I do "/" and "<REPORTING> (in place
of the <xsl:copy>), it works fine with <REPORTING> as my root tag.

Why does it do the copy?  Does this have to do with the built-in templates 
you mentioned?

Thanks,

Tom