Eh?  MSXML is a COM component that implements XML functionality (XSLT, XPath, etc).  
Earlier versions didn't really follow the W3C specs, but the latest version is 
supposed to suck less.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan F. Hogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 3:36 pm
Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables

> MSXML will only work on Windows. It is the same thing as "There 
> may be a few
> 3rd party tools that can help with this."
> 
> Just keep in mind if you don't know already that MSXML is not part 
> of the
> specification of XML and XSLT. It's just like the CFML solutions 
> that people
> posted.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Rojas-Rennke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 5:25 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
>  Just cracked it - using CF 5.0, MSxml 3.0, win2k server
> guess it can be done.. used an url variable & addparameter method 
> in the
> transformation with MUCH trial and error on syntax and components. 
> wottaMESS - can't say I'm in love with XML/XSL at the moment...
> 
> - Flashlight
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan F. Hogan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 2:00 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
> 
> 
> Bruce it is not possible to pass a variable to your stylesheet 
> with the
> current implementation of XSLT. I have seen posts on xml.com 
> regarding XSLT2
> where this is in the works for the next version of XSLT. There may 
> be a few
> 3rd party tools that can help with this. The first place I would 
> check is
> xml.com, I remember seeing a solution to your problem awhile back 
> but don't
> remember where I had seen it.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Rojas-Rennke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:12 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
> 
> 
> Hey thanks for the post,
> 
>  Actually I'm wanting to generate HTML, not XML with my XSL 
> transform. does
> that negate the below approach?
> 
> thanks- Flashlight
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ciaran Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: None
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: CF in XSL, passing variables
> 
> 
> I think I know what you are trying to do, and it's simply not 
> possible. You
> want to be able to access a variable like a URL variable in a HTML 
> page from
> within your XSL page.
> There is a way to do this in Java's implementation of XSL, but not the
> flavour that Cold fusion have given us. I even went to CF_Europe and
> cornered a guy about it and he says that MM weren't planning to 
> allow that
> functionality, and to essentially move on and find another way :(
> But I did, even though it's a bit of a pain.
> What I did (this assumes you are using your XSL to render a XML 
> document)was insert a generic node set under the root node of the 
> doc I was trying to
> render, like so:
> 
> <yourXmlDoc>
> ...Data
> 
>     <!-- Insert immediatley before render -->
>     <passedParams>
>          <param name="productID">2323221</param>
>          <param name="ProductName">Oil Filter</param>
>     </passedParams>
> </yourXmlDoc>
> 
> 
> The values are totally up to you. Since you then know in your XSL 
> that you
> have a generic nodeset under the root node of your XML document, 
> you can
> create hidden variables in your HTML from these, and then use them 
> like form
> variables.
> 
> Hope this helps your situation :)
> 
> Ciaran
> 
> 
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I am trying to pass an url variable from one xsl page to another 
> and USE
> it.
> >
> >How could I...
> >
> >a.) invoke the url-variable in xsl..
> >
> >OR
> >
> >b.) output Cold Fusion in the XSL page, like..
> ><cfoutput>#url.item#</cfoutput>
> >
> >this has gotten me NO replies in various XSL forums,
> >gawd - can't you pass a bloody variable in XSL, what a pain in 
> the a**
> >
> >all thanks - flashlight
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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