I have just started learning about XML. Everything seemed to be going smooth until i encountered my first up-hill: Converting with the MSXSL command. I get the error: "Keyword xsl:apply-template may not be used here."

The source files are picked up from the XML book:

XML code:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<order>
    <salesperson>John Doe</salesperson>
    <item>Production Class-Widget</item>
    <quantity>16</quantity>
    <date>
        <month>1</month>
        <day>13</day>
        <year>2005</year>
    </date>
<customer>Sally Finkelstein</customer>
</order>


XSL code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" encoding="UTF-8"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
    <order>
        <date>
            <xsl:value-of select="order/date/year"/>
            <xsl:value-of select="order/date/month"/>
            <xsl:value-of select="order/date/day"/>
        </date>

        <customer>Company A</customer>

        <item>
            <xsl:apply-template select="order/item"/>
            <quantity><xsl:value-of select="order/quantity"/></quantity>
        </item>
    </order>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="item">
    <part-number>
        <xsl:choose>
            <xsl:when test=". = 'Production-Class Widget'">E16-25A</xsl:when>
            <xsl:when test=". = 'Economy-Class Widget'">E16-25B</xsl:when>

            <xsl:otherwise>00</xsl:otherwise>
        </xsl:choose>
    </part-number>

    <description><xsl:value-of select="."/></description>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>


the xml and xsl source files are located in C:\input
The msxsl.exe file is planted in the C:\Winnt directory
The xmlsdk.msi is installed ok..

Here is what i wrote at the command promt:

C:\WINNT>msxsl c:\input\filename.xml c:\input\filename2.xsl

According to the book, this is the way to do it...

I'll be glad for any answer on this..
Peter

Problem is in your XSLT code..You are applying templates inside the item tag..
<item>
     <xsl:apply-template select="order/item"/>
...
</item>

Put the code you have done in the item template instead of apply-template..

You are simply missing an 's', it is <xsl:apply-templates />

thanks alot Santhi and Barcher.

I spent 2 days scrathing my head about this, - and all that was missing was an "s".. typical!
Now I can go on.
Thnx