calling the document() function from within a for-each loop

[sderrick]

I need to process multiple documents, I have a list of filenames and am using a for-each loop to process the list

When inside the for-each, I can't use something like

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document(resolve-uri('build.log', document-uri(/)))

because document-uri(/) means nothing in the context of a for-each loop

I tried a relative path from the folder of the xslt stylesheet

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document('file:/../../working_files/build.log')

but it returns an empty-sequence()
I gave it the full path and it works

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document( 'file:///home/scott/workspace/mbel-work/working_files/build.log')

I can't use the full path as that path doesn't exist on the production server.

How can I get to the documents using a relative path?

[adrian]

Hi,

The root(/) of the input XML document is still available in a for-each loop. So, I'm not sure why you say that:

document-uri(/) means nothing in the context of a for-each loop

I've tried the following xsl:messages inside a for-each loop and they worked fine:

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<xsl:message select="'URI:', document-uri(/)"/>

<xsl:message select="'Resolved URI:', resolve-uri('build.log', document-uri(/))"/>

<xsl:message select="'Doc:', document(resolve-uri('build.log', document-uri(/)))"/>

Where build.log contains just "<a/>".
My results are:

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[Saxon-PE] URI: file:/C:/Users/adrian/Desktop/Support/sample.xml

[Saxon-PE] Resolved URI: file:/C:/Users/adrian/Desktop/Support/build.log

[Saxon-PE] Doc:<a/>

Regards,
Adrian

[adrian]

Hi again,

I had some doubts about more complicated for-each loops, so I've double checked and document-uri(/) changes as expected depending on the context from the for-each:

- if you have a for-each over a collection
e.g.

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<xsl:for-each select="collection('file:/C:/path/to/my/files/?select=*.xml;recurse=yes')">

- if you have a for-each over a sequence of documents.
e.g.

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<xsl:for-each select="document(('file:/C:/path/to/my/file.xml', 'file:/C:/other/path/to/my/other/file.xml'))">

So the question is, what kind of for-each are you using that's breaking this?

Regards,
Adrian