> From: jim [mailto:xsl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 7:22 AM
> To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  xsl:import or xsl:include or another alternative?
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> I'm using the "w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" namespace now and 
> could use some
> help. The PRODUCT template below is used many times and i'd 
> appreciate some
> info on how to use xsl:import or xsl:include so that i can 
> change it once
> and have it update all my XSL files.

Put the template into a separate stylesheet (say, product.xslt), then use
xsl:import or xsl:include in your other stylesheets to make it available:

<xsl:import href="product.xslt"/> 
<!-- or whatever the proper path is; this can be relative to the importing
stylesheet -->

The primary difference between import/include is how the processor applies
the rules of precedence: xsl:include would be the same as if you had pasted
the included code directly into the stylesheet.  So if you imported *and*
included templates with the same rule, the included template would be
selected to process the matching context node.  Also note that xsl:import
must appear as a top-level element before any other child elements, while
xsl:include may appear as a top-level element in any position.

hth,
b.

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