XSLT processing
I am getting lot of XML files from different clients with similar data structured differently or say , all of them follow different schemas but the actual data is same.
I want to develop a website, where clients can upload their XML files and I can extract information that I need from those XML files for processing client's request.
I want to make use of the XSLT transformation, where I can write XSL stylesheets and transform different schemas (coming from clients) into my own schema.
I am a C# developer and I know .NET has its XSLT processor. Has anyone done something like this? where should I store the XSL files on the server and how do we apply those XSL stylesheets to the XML, once clients uploads them.
Also, I have heard of other XSLT processors, like Saxon. If I want to go with something other than the .NET XSLT processor. how should I go about it ?
I want to develop a website, where clients can upload their XML files and I can extract information that I need from those XML files for processing client's request.
I want to make use of the XSLT transformation, where I can write XSL stylesheets and transform different schemas (coming from clients) into my own schema.
I am a C# developer and I know .NET has its XSLT processor. Has anyone done something like this? where should I store the XSL files on the server and how do we apply those XSL stylesheets to the XML, once clients uploads them.
Also, I have heard of other XSLT processors, like Saxon. If I want to go with something other than the .NET XSLT processor. how should I go about it ?
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@Geert Bormans - Thank you so much. this was really helpful.
I did some research myself and found few articles regarding this. At first, I thought , we had to buy third party XSLT processors and install it into our web servers to use it, but it looks like I can add Saxon api library from Nuget package manager in visual studio , so that I can use it with my C# application. I am going to try it myself.
Also, I am assuming , when you say ".Net port from saxon" , you mean saxon api for .NET. However I didn't see any good article with C# example. but if you know of a book or a tutorial , do let me know.
Thanks.
I did some research myself and found few articles regarding this. At first, I thought , we had to buy third party XSLT processors and install it into our web servers to use it, but it looks like I can add Saxon api library from Nuget package manager in visual studio , so that I can use it with my C# application. I am going to try it myself.
Also, I am assuming , when you say ".Net port from saxon" , you mean saxon api for .NET. However I didn't see any good article with C# example. but if you know of a book or a tutorial , do let me know.
Thanks.
http://www.saxonica.com/documentation/index.html#!using-xsl/embedding
Saxon.Api (.net) indeed
Saxon is developed in Java. The .net api is a port, sorry for being confusing about it
just add the .dll in your packet manager and
For samples on invoking saxon
http://www.saxonica.com/documentation/index.html#!samples
For learning XSLT
https://www.bookdepository.com/Beginning-XSLT-2-0-Jeni-Tennison/9781590593240
https://www.bookdepository.com/XSLT/9780596527211
The perfect reference
https://www.bookdepository.com/XSLT-2-0-and-XPath-2-0-Programmer-s-Reference/9780470192740
Saxon.Api (.net) indeed
Saxon is developed in Java. The .net api is a port, sorry for being confusing about it
just add the .dll in your packet manager and
using Saxon.ApiFor samples on invoking saxon
http://www.saxonica.com/documentation/index.html#!samples
For learning XSLT
https://www.bookdepository.com/Beginning-XSLT-2-0-Jeni-Tennison/9781590593240
https://www.bookdepository.com/XSLT/9780596527211
The perfect reference
https://www.bookdepository.com/XSLT-2-0-and-XPath-2-0-Programmer-s-Reference/9780470192740
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@Geert Bormans - thank you very much.
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