On 3/21/02 2:42 AM, "Peter Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 18:07, Stefan Bodewig wrote: >> But why is embedding shell script in DVSL better than embedding it in >> XSLT? > > If DVSL is the same thing as velocity templates with a few objects already in > the context (I don't know - I am just guessing) then the Velocity templates > can look much more like the target output - thus making them easier to > maintain. Or so the theory goes - for XML to XML transforms XSLT is still > better though. Yes, that's one of the advantages of DVSL > >> I guess I'm more with Scott and his vindico proposal that uses >> Ant instead of shell scripts (from my understanding of it). > > I had a peak at antgump which looks similar approach - what is the status of > these two proposals? > >> The dvsl user guide doesn't indicate if/how I could have done this >> with DVSL, but I'm by far no Velocity expert. Is it possible? > > easily ... i can't remember how of the top of my head though I believe that > it is done by adding objects to context and using them (much like you can > extend xslt via things like xalans redirect). You actually don't have to add anything to the context to render that output... See previous post... -- Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] System and Software Consulting My inner cowboy needs to yodel. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
