The usual approach is to set the output destination using the JAXP API, by
defining a StreamResult associated with a specific file. In XSLT 2.0 you can
also define an output destination using the href attribute of
xsl:result-document.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rahil Qamar [mailto:qamar_rahil@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 27 June 2005 17:44
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE:  writing a plugin to access xsl files
> 
> Thanks a lot. That seems like enough information to
> start of with.
> 
> Is it possible to answer my second query as well
> please viz.
> 
> (2) Also how can I pre-assign the file name to which
> the output should be written to instead of the usual
> <xsl:output method="html"/> or <xsl:output
> method="xml"/> , say I want the output to be written
> to output.html ?
> 
> I dont want any specific file name which will need
> encoding within the code. A pre-assigned file name at
> the start of the file will do.
> 
> Thanks
> Rahil
> 
> --- Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > You need to read up on the JAXP transformation
> > interfaces: see
> > javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory in your JDK
> > javadoc documentation.
> > Specific details for invoking Saxon are at
> >
> http://www.saxonica.com/documentation/using-xsl/embedding.html
> > 
> > If you prefer to learn from examples, see the
> > TraxExamples.java program in
> > the samples/java directory.
> > 
> > Information about the JAR files needed is at
> >
> http://www.saxonica.com/documentation/index/installation.html
> > 
> > It's a good idea to put something like
> > 
> > <xsl:comment>XSLT Processor: <xsl:value-of
> >
> select="system-property('xsl:vendor')"/></xsl:comment>
> > 
> > just to make sure you really are running Saxon and
> > not some other XSLT
> > processor.
> > 
> > Michael Kay
> > http://www.saxonica.com/ 
> >  
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Rahil [mailto:qamar_rahil@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> > > Sent: 27 June 2005 17:20
> > > To: XSL List
> > > Subject:  writing a plugin to access xsl
> > files
> > > 
> > > Hi
> > > 
> > > I have two queries.
> > > 
> > > (1) I have been using an XSL Editor for developing
> > my code 
> > > all along but 
> > > would now like to write a Java GUI which will
> > invoke a call 
> > > to the XSL 
> > > files. I have been using Saxon 8.1.1. Could
> > someone please 
> > > either let me 
> > > know which .jar files Ill require and how Ill need
> > to set my 
> > > plugin or 
> > > point me to some existing resources that talk
> > about this ?
> > > 
> > > (2) Also how can I pre-assign the file name to
> > which the 
> > > output should 
> > > be written to instead of the usual <xsl:output
> > method="html"/> or 
> > > <xsl:output method="xml"/> ?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks a lot
> > > Rahil
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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