Comments on: How to use Saxon with Ant http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/ Random thoughts, humor, and helpful tips Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:26:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Morten Slott Hansen http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-24057 Morten Slott Hansen Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:26:26 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/#comment-24057 This is just awesome - the final macrodef just made my entire day. Have been trying to get ant 1.7 working with the xslt task but it just keeps failing... Will try any 1.8 l8er - but this is just awesome! This is just awesome – the final macrodef just made my entire day. Have been trying to get ant 1.7 working with the xslt task but it just keeps failing…

Will try any 1.8 l8er – but this is just awesome!

]]> By: Jeff I http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-12626 Jeff I Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:07:47 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/#comment-12626 Here's another solution that does not require installing saxon jars into ant or the classpath. While directly dependent on the Saxon API, it is encapsulated in a macro, so the implementation can be changed without having to touch every reference in your build.xml. <pre> <macrodef name="xslt-saxon"> <attribute name="in"/> <attribute name="out"/> <attribute name="style"/> <sequential> <echo level="info">XSLT Generating @{out}</echo> <java classname="net.sf.saxon.Transform" classpath="lib/saxon-8.7.jar" logError="true" output="@{out}" fork="true"> <arg value="@{in}"/> <arg value="@{style}"/> </java> </sequential> </macrodef> </pre> Then invoke as: <pre> <xslt-saxon in="source.xml" style="style.xsl" out="output.xml"/> </pre> Here’s another solution that does not require installing saxon jars into ant or the classpath. While directly dependent on the Saxon API, it is encapsulated in a macro, so the implementation can be changed without having to touch every reference in your build.xml.

<macrodef name="xslt-saxon">
  <attribute name="in"/>
  <attribute name="out"/>
  <attribute name="style"/>
  <sequential>
    <echo level="info">XSLT Generating @{out}</echo>
    <java classname="net.sf.saxon.Transform"
          classpath="lib/saxon-8.7.jar"
          logError="true"
          output="@{out}"
          fork="true">
      <arg value="@{in}"/>
      <arg value="@{style}"/>
    </java>
  </sequential>
</macrodef>

Then invoke as:

   <xslt-saxon in="source.xml" style="style.xsl" out="output.xml"/>
]]> By: Tobias N http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-12029 Tobias N Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:54:33 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/#comment-12029 Thanks a lot! You really saved my weekend :-) As Anthony remarked, I had to put the SaxonLiaison-class-File to a jar-file, too to get it working. Thanks a lot! You really saved my weekend :-)
As Anthony remarked, I had to put the SaxonLiaison-class-File to a jar-file, too to get it working.

]]> By: Trevor http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-9876 Trevor Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:28:38 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/#comment-9876 I filed a bug for this problem at the Ant bug tracker: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41314 It was later marked as a duplicate of this one: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46172 A fix for it has been checked into the repository and should be released in Ant 1.8. I filed a bug for this problem at the Ant bug tracker:

https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41314

It was later marked as a duplicate of this one:

https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46172

A fix for it has been checked into the repository and should be released in Ant 1.8.

]]> By: Michael Holodnak http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-7666 Michael Holodnak Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:13:19 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/#comment-7666 Actually, I got this to work: <code> <!-- Converts Taxonomy XML exports into HTML files. --> <target name="xslt" depends="xsltDepends">     <property name="javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory"       value="${xsl.factory}"/>     <xslt style="${build.xsl}/${xsl.html}"       destdir="${build.html}" classpathref="saxon.path"       basedir="${build.xml}" includes="*.xml"/> </target> </code> where "xsl.factory" is the class name for the Saxon implementation. I found this article helpful though. I'm using Ant v1.7.0 through Eclipse v3.3.2, Saxon v9.0.0.1 I was able to set the “javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory” with a “property” set inside the target where I called the “xslt” task and point it to Saxon. Actually, I got this to work:

<!-- Converts Taxonomy XML exports into HTML files. -->
<target name="xslt" depends="xsltDepends">
    <property name="javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory"
      value="${xsl.factory}"/>
    <xslt style="${build.xsl}/${xsl.html}"
      destdir="${build.html}" classpathref="saxon.path"
      basedir="${build.xml}" includes="*.xml"/>
</target>

where “xsl.factory” is the class name for the Saxon implementation. I found this article helpful though. I’m using Ant v1.7.0 through Eclipse v3.3.2, Saxon v9.0.0.1

I was able to set the “javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory” with a “property” set inside the target where I called the “xslt” task and point it to Saxon.

]]> By: Tobias Vogt http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-7096 Tobias Vogt Thu, 15 May 2008 12:22:06 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/#comment-7096 Got stuck on the same issue today and your workaround works fine - Thanks! Got stuck on the same issue today and your workaround works fine – Thanks!

]]> By: Dave Pawson http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-6628 Dave Pawson Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:34:30 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/#comment-6628 Trying this with Saxon 6.5.5 Changed the class to private final static String SAXON_FACTORY = "com.icl.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl"; compiled OK (needs ant.jar and ant-trax.jar in cp) I want to specify a different parser, normally done via attributes and values as children of Seems not to work? I wish the ant team could address this :-) Trying this with Saxon 6.5.5
Changed the class to
private final static String SAXON_FACTORY =
“com.icl.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl”;
compiled OK (needs ant.jar and ant-trax.jar in cp)

I want to specify a different parser, normally done via attributes
and values as children of
Seems not to work?

I wish the ant team could address this :-)

]]> By: Anthony http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-6210 Anthony Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:46:35 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/#comment-6210 Note that in my case I had to put the SaxonLiaison.class in a jar file (jar cf SaxonLiaison.jar SaxonLiaison.class) and put this jar file in my ant/lib directory then it worked. Note that in my case I had to put the SaxonLiaison.class in a jar file (jar cf SaxonLiaison.jar SaxonLiaison.class) and put this jar file in my ant/lib directory then it worked.

]]> By: Kilian http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-5064 Kilian Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:56:23 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-use-saxon-with-ant/#comment-5064 Your solution has saved my day. Thanks a lot! Your solution has saved my day. Thanks a lot!

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