It worked!
Thanks again:)

Regards,
Raj
--- Mukul Gandhi <mukulw3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There seems to be some error in your XSL.. as
> specified at
>
http://www.exslt.org/date/functions/format-date/index.html
> 
> correct call to call-template will be ..
> 
> <xsl:call-template name="date:format-date">
>    <xsl:with-param name="date-time" select="date"/>
>    <xsl:with-param name="pattern" select="'MMM
> dd,yyyy'"/>
> </xsl:call-template>
> 
> the second parameter must be pattern and not format,
> and the correct format string will be MMM dd,yyyy
> and
> not MMM DD,yyyy (please note case of dd)..
> 
> i have tested the XSL with Xalan and MSXML.. it is
> working fine with the above changes.
> 
> Regards,
> Mukul
> 
> 
> --- Rajendra S Rawat <rajsrawat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi! Mukul
> > 
> > I'm facing similar problem with date:format-date.I
> > need to convert date in xml to some thing like 
> > "OCT 25, 03" 
> > I'm using XML Spy 5.
> > 
> > files are:
> >
>
--------test.xml---------------------------------------
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > <dates>
> > 	<date>2003-10-25</date>
> > </dates>
> >
>
-----------test.xsl------------------------------------
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> > xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> > xmlns:date="http://exslt.org/dates-and-times"
> > extension-element-prefixes="date">
> > 	<xsl:import href="date.format-date.template.xsl"
> />
> > 	<xsl:output method="xml" version="1.0"
> > encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/>
> > 	<xsl:template match="dates">
> > 		<xsl:variable name="result">
> > 			<xsl:call-template name="date:format-date">
> > 				<xsl:with-param name="date-time"
> select="date"/>
> > 				<xsl:with-param name="format" select="'MMM DD,
> > yyyy'"/>
> > 			</xsl:call-template>
> > 		</xsl:variable>
> > 		<xsl:value-of select="$result"/>
> > 	</xsl:template>
> > </xsl:stylesheet>
> > --------------------------------------------
> > I have following files in working directory:
> > >str.padding.template.xsl
> > >date.format-date.template.xsl
> > >test.xml
> > >test.xsl
> > 
> > NOTE:
> > str.padding.template.xsl
> > and date.format-date.template.xsl are downloaded
> > from
> > http://exslt.org
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > but with no result!
> > 
> > can someb'dy help?
> > 
> > Thanks & Regards
> > Raj
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ------------------------
> >  Mukul Gandhi <mukulw3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > i was able to run the EXSLT extension with
> Xalan..
> > > In
> > > EXSLT date.xsl file , lot of files are imported.
> i
> > > deleted all imports except 
> > > <import
> > >
> href="functions/difference/date.difference.xsl"/>
> > > 
> > > which i needed. this made the transorm run
> > > successfully.. the original date.xsl file
> probably
> > > caused deep recursion, which caused
> StackOverflow
> > > error..
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Mukul
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- Mukul Gandhi <mukulw3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Hello ,
> > > > i am using xalan-j_2_5_D1.. i am trying to run
> > the
> > > > EXSL date:difference function in a XSL
> > > stylesheet..
> > > > i
> > > > have downloaded the EXSL extensions from
> > > > www.exsl.org
> > > > and have placed them in proper path..
> > > > 
> > > > my xml file is
> > > > ---------------
> > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > > > <dates>
> > > >   <date>2003-07-25</date>
> > > >   <date>2003-07-23</date>
> > > > </dates>
> > > > 
> > > > and the xsl is below
> > > > --------------------
> > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > > > <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> > > >
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> > > > xmlns:date="http://exslt.org/dates-and-times"
> > > > extension-element-prefixes="date">
> > > >   <xsl:import href="date.xsl"/>
> > > >   <xsl:output method="text" version="1.0"
> > > > encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/>
> > > >   <xsl:template match="dates">
> > > >    <xsl:variable name="diff">
> > > >      <xsl:call-template
> name="date:difference">
> > > >        <xsl:with-param name="start"
> > > > select="date[1]"/>
> > > >        <xsl:with-param name="end"
> > > select="date[2]"/>
> > > >      </xsl:call-template>
> > > >    </xsl:variable> 
> > > >    <xsl:value-of select="$diff"/> 
> > > >   </xsl:template>
> > > > </xsl:stylesheet>
> > > > 
> > > > when i apply the above XSL to XML , i get the
> > > error
> > > > "XSLT Error(java.lang.StackOverflowError)"
> > > > 
> > > > As suggested here
> > > >
> > http://xml.apache.org/xalan-j/faq.html#faq-N102B9
> > > > 
> > > > i have tried by increasing the stack size to
> > 1MB,
> > > > but
> > > > still i am getting this error.. 
> > > > 
> > > > is it possible to run the above XSL with Xalan
> > > > 2.5.1..
> > > > ?
> > > > 
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Mukul
> > > > 
> > > > 
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