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Re: [xsl] Adding entity declarations to DOCTYPE in xml output

2019-02-26 15:00:32
Well, I can't speak for the entire XML community but I can tell you that we 
like it a lot.  Our address, the URL to our main library catalog change, the 
URL to our dept home page, etc. are subject to change on a regular basis.  
Having them as entities referenced from our finding aids, rather than 
hard-coded into each file, means that when there is a change we only have to 
update one small XML snippet rather than 3000+ XML files.

Michele

-----Original Message-----
From: Eliot Kimber ekimber(_at_)contrext(_dot_)com 
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Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 2:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [xsl] Adding entity declarations to DOCTYPE in xml output

For the record, retaining external and internal text entities in XML was a 
mistake. It's something I fought for at the time and now regret every time it 
comes up.

The XML community has been wise in forgetting that text entities were ever a 
feature.

Cheers,

Eliot
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Eliot Kimber
http://contrext.com
 

On 2/26/19, 12:27 PM, "Michele R Combs mrrothen(_at_)syr(_dot_)edu" 
<xsl-list-service(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com> wrote:

    Yeah, I was afraid that was the only way to do it :P  Thanks --
    
    Michele
    
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    From: Michael Kay mike(_at_)saxonica(_dot_)com 
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    Sent: Monday, February 25, 2019 4:35 PM
    To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
    Subject: Re: [xsl] Adding entity declarations to DOCTYPE in xml output
    
    If you're able to use Saxon, consider using the saxon:doctype extension 
instruction.
    
    It can't be done with any version of standard XSLT, except by generating 
the DTD "by hand" using disable-output-escaping.
    
    Michael Kay
    Saxonica
    
    > On 25 Feb 2019, at 21:15, Michele R Combs mrrothen(_at_)syr(_dot_)edu 
<xsl-list-service(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com> wrote:
    > 
    > Hello collective wisdom -
    > 
    > I would like to have several entity declarations in my output XML.  
Here's what I currently have in my XSL:
    > 
    > <xsl:output
    >   method="xml"
    >   indent="yes"
    >   encoding="utf-8"
    >   exclude-result-prefixes="ns"
    >   omit-xml-declaration="yes"
    >   doctype-system="../ead_dtd/ead.dtd"
    >   doctype-public="+//ISBN 1-931666-00-8//DTD ead.dtd (Encoded Archival 
    > Description (EAD) Version 2002)//EN"/>
    > 
    > 
    > The output XML looks like this:
    > 
    > <!DOCTYPE ead PUBLIC "+//ISBN 1-931666-00-8//DTD ead.dtd (Encoded 
    > Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002)//EN" "../ead_dtd/ead.dtd">
    > 
    > 
    > I would like it to look like this:
    > 
    > <!DOCTYPE ead PUBLIC "+//ISBN 1-931666-00-8//DTD ead.dtd (Encoded 
    > Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002)//EN" "../ead_dtd/ead.dtd" [ 
    > <!ENTITY sua_name SYSTEM "sua_name.txt"> <!ENTITY sua_address SYSTEM 
    > "sua_address.txt"> <!ENTITY subjindex SYSTEM "sua_index.txt"> <!ENTITY 
    > summitref SYSTEM "summit_ref.txt"> ]>
    > 
    > 
    > Is this doable with XSL 1.1?
    > 
    > Thanks --
    > 
    > Michele
    > +++++++++
    > Michele Combs | Lead Archivist
    > Special Collections Research Center
    > Syracuse University Libraries
    > 222 Waverly Ave
    > Syracuse, New York 13244
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    > scrc.syr.edu SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY syr.edu <winmail.dat>
    
    
    

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