hello
I'm trying to run an XSLT transformation using JDK 1.5.0 and I get differnet messages that I didnt get with jdk1.4.0 (it is the same code.
if have 2 files
etd_defs.xsl - hold all the general variables and templates
etd_ddml.xsl - import etd_defs.xsl but he can not read the templates and the variables for some reason.

for example:
in etd_Defs.xsl

<xsl:template name="norm_table_name">

<xsl:param name="data_node" select="."/>
  <xsl:variable name="norm_infix">
   <xsl:call-template name="norm_infix">
        <xsl:with-param name="data_node" select="$data_node"/>
       </xsl:call-template>
  </xsl:variable>
  <xsl:variable name="col_name" select="$data_node/@dbcolumn"/>
    <xsl:value-of select="concat('PW_',$tech_id,$norm_infix,'_',$col _name,'_N')"/>
</xsl:template>


in etd_ddml.xsl I call this template
            <foreign-key-definition on-delete="CASCADE">
                <xsl:attribute name = "name">
                    <xsl:value-of select="concat('FK_',$grp_infix,'_',$tech_id,$norm _infix,'_ID')"/>
                </xsl:attribute>
                <xsl:attribute name = "ref-table">
                     <xsl:call-template name="norm_table_name"/>
                </xsl:attribute>
                <xsl:attribute name = "ref-columns">
                    <xsl:value-of select="concat($grp_infix,'_',$tech_id,$norm_infix ,'_ID',' ',$tech_id,$norm_infix,'_ID')"/>
                </xsl:attribute>
            </foreign-key-definition>

and I get this error
com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.compiler.x sltc.Variable
        at
com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.compiler.S ymbolTable.addParam(Unknown Source)
...

this is also happens with variables from different xsl files (even though I have import to the file).
I guess this is a global change.
is any one familiar with this issue?
is there a quick way to fix this?

Thanks

When you hit a bug in the version of Xalan that ships with the JDK, you'll often find that using the latest version of Apache Xalan fixes it. Alternatively, switch to Saxon, which also means you can take advantage of XSLT 2.0. Or if you're really keen, report the bug so they can improve the product.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference

since I dont see the latest for JDK 1.5.0 (suppose to be 2.9 and I see only 2.7) I will try to work with the saxon. is there special need to know of how to run it or something like that?

who to report the bug to? do you know their site?

Like any bit of software you have to learn a few magic incantations to run Saxon but if it's not your first Java app then you shouldn't have any trouble. The software can be downloaded from http://sf.net/saxon, and the documentation is all online at www.saxonica.com. Good luck!

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference