RE: [xsl] How to get value from JavaScript

["Kong, Yan" <KongY at corning dot com>]

Michael,

Thank you for your help.  Now I understand the javascript can't be run during the transformation.  I think I need to look into Xalan-Java for the solution.

Thank you,
Yan




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> From: 	Michael Kay[SMTP:michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com]
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> Subject: 	RE: [xsl] How to get value from JavaScript
> 
> > 
> > First, I tried to assign xslt variable using JavaScript:
> > ***************************  XSLT codes 
> > ************************* <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl = 
> > "http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
> > 					 
> xmlns:js="javascript:code" version = "1.1" > 
> > 		
> > 	<xsl:output method = "html" /> 
> > 
> > 	<xsl:variable name="url">	
> > 		<script language="javascript">
> > 			var strID;
> > 			var intLen;
> > 			strID = window.document.location.toString();
> > 			intLen = strID.indexOf('livelink.exe/fetch');
> > 			strID = strID.substring(0, intLen);
> > 			document.write(strID);
> > 		</script>					
> > 		
> > 	</xsl:variable>
> > ***************************  XSLT codes *************************
> 
> There's nothing magic about a <script> element in XSLT. It's just a
> result element that goes into the output HTML file. It doesn't get
> executed.
> 
> If you want JavaScript executed during the transformation, use
> msxsl:script or other vendor-defined extensions.
> 
> Michael Kay
> Software AG
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> work: Michael.Kay@softwareag.com 
> 
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