I think if you replaced xsl:copy-of by xsl:apply-templates it might just
work...

Mike Kay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rainer Kerl [mailto:rainer_kerl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 02 February 2000 17:13
> To: Xsl-List@Mulberrytech. Com
> Subject: recursively including xml-files
> 
> 
> hello,
> 
> i would like to write a template which is able to include xml-files
> into another xml-file. the file which should be included is specified
> by some kind of 'link'. an example:
> 
> a.xml
> 
> 
> <hello>
> 	<my-include>b.xml</my-inlcude>
> </hello>
> 
> 
> b.xml
> 
> <my>friend</friend>
> 
> 
> result:
> 
> <hello>
> 	<my>friend</friend>
> </hello>
> 
> 
> 
> i have a working template for that:
>  
> <xsl:template match="my-include">
>     <xsl:copy-of select="document(self::node())"/>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> <xsl:template match="*|@*|comment()|processing-instruction()|text()">
>   <xsl:copy>
>     <xsl:apply-templates
>      select="*|@*|comment()|processing-instruction()|text()"/>
>   </xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> 
> now, my problem. what if b.xml has also a <my-include>-element?
> how do i recursively include this files? is this possible?
> it would be very nice, if somebody could give me a hint.
> thanks.
> 
> rainer
> 
> 
> 
> 
>                    Rainer Kerl       mailto: rainer_kerl@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
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