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When I created a custom transformation scenario, the HTML output didn't work at first, and it took me some time to figure out that the <xsl:result-document> in my XSLT stylesheet was overriding the settings I had set in the transformation scenario editing window. Therefore I'd like to suggest adding a checkbox to the transformation scenario editing window that specifies whether the XSLT should override the scenario settings or vice versa.

Hi,

Could you please clarify what exact settings are you referring to?
What settings did you set in the transformation scenario editing window and what attribute from the xsl:result-document overrode those settings?

This may not be an Oxygen matter, but an XSLT transformer (e.g. Saxon) matter. What you specify for xsl:result-document is for the XSLT transformer, so Oxygen is unlikely to be able to control what the transformer does with those settings.

Regards,
Adrian

In the "Edit scenario" window (in oXygen 17.1 on Windows), all settings in the "Output" tab, such as "Prompt for file" and "Open in Browser/System Application", were ignored. This only changed when I removed the <xsl:result-document> from my stylesheet, so I assume the latter had been overriding the former.

Hi,

"Prompt for file" and "Open in Browser/System Application" (with "Saved File") apply to the default output of the XSL transformation. They are not used for xsl:result-document which tells the transformer to output to a custom location and file specified by the @href attribute (xsl:result-document file location cannot be overridden). xsl:result-document is mostly used when you want to output to multiple files, each file by a xsl:result-document instruction.

If you want to open the output of a single xsl:result-document, you need to specify "Open in Browser/System Application" with "Other location" and specify there the location where the xsl:result-document writes the file.

Regards,
Adrian

If you want to open the output of a single xsl:result-document, you need to specify "Open in Browser/System Application" with "Other location" and specify there the location where the xsl:result-document writes the file.

This doesn't work for me: when I have a <xsl:result-document> in my stylesheet, the browser doesn't open. Only when I remove the <xsl:result-document> instruction from my XSLT, the "Open in Browser" option works.

Hi,

You need to specify the in the "Other location" field the file path of the file to be opened (that was created by xsl:result-document).

Regards,
Adrian

I had specified it, and at first it didn't work. However, I just closed and re-opened oXygen, and now it works. So, thank you for the hint, Adrian.
Still, I wish there was a short note, either displayed directly in the "Edit scenario" window or at least in the Help text (https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/ ... ialog.html), that warns the user of a potential conflict when a <xsl:result-document> is set.

Hi,

I had specified it, and at first it didn't work. However, I just closed and re-opened oXygen, and now it works.

I'm guessing you specified just the file name there, that's why it worked only after a restart. The folder path to the file is also required.
e.g. ${cfd}/myfilename.xml where ${cfd} is expanded by Oxygen to the "current file directory".

Still, I wish there was a short note, either displayed directly in the "Edit scenario" window or at least in the Help text (https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/ ... ialog.html), that warns the user of a potential conflict when a <xsl:result-document> is set.

I'll log your request, but note that there is no conflict. xsl:result-document by definition is meant to provide the possibility of output to a secondary output destination.
So it is expected that the XSLT transformation output settings that Oxygen provides for the default output does not apply to xsl:result-document.

Regards,
Adrian