I've heard of very few positive experiences with tools that try to write the
XSLT code for you, as distinct from tools that help you write it. They just
double your debugging problem: instead of "why does my XSLT code produce
this output" you now have to ask "why does my mapping tool produce XSLT that
produces this output"? If you don't understand the XSLT code then you're
never going to do anything complex, and if you're never going to do anything
complex then it's not worth buying the tool.
Michael Kay
-----Original Message-----
From: Jarrell R. Dunson, III
[mailto:jarrell_dunson(_at_)asburyseminary(_dot_)edu]
Sent: 11 May 2004 15:16
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: [xsl] XSLT Editor? Help Please (from a newbie)
Hey everyone,
- I'm a newbie to XSLT ...and am trying to learn. Can you help?
*** What do you use as an editor for your XSLT documents. ***
- I'm trying to find a software tool...where a user can generate a
prelimnary, generic XSLT file based on
the format of an XSD file (or XML file)...that's fairly cheap
in price.
- I recently bought XMLSpy Home Edition...and was impressed
by its ability
to help a user create an
XML Schema (XSD) file, and the XML file itself....but was sorely
dissappointed when it came to
creating an XSLT output file. The answer from the helpdesk
was that users
of XMLSpy Home must
manually code their XSLT documents - and that there's more
available in the
Professional
Version (The jump to XMLSpy Professional is about $450).
- XMLSpy also has Stylevision that will help form (or map) XSLT
documents...but the purchase price is just under $400.
However, not wanting to go with a $400 jump ....I've been
looking elsewhere:
- I've looked at:
-- XSLMaker ($349),
-- Contivo ($199),
-- EZxslt ($129),
-- Stylus Studio ($395),
-- Saxon (Unk price for professional version),
-- Treebeard,
-- Cocoon,
-- Komodo and Visual XSLT have cheaper end, educational
version...
...and others.
- I've tried GNU, Oreilly XML, Surgeforge.net...
- The best tool I've found is Notetab (see www.notetab.com) ,
with the free
XSLT clip library...but it
is still a highly, manual process..
- Do you have any recommendations? ...on good, cheaper-end software
tool....?
Thanks ahead of time,
Jarrell
Jarrell R. Dunson, III
Asbury Theological Seminary
Administrative Computing Coordinator
Jarrell_Dunson(_at_)asburyseminary(_dot_)edu
(859) 858-2379 (direct)
(859) 858-2330 (fax)
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