I was already using xi:include to include full files - this was the first time I tried using xi:include with the xpointer.
Enabling the "advanced xi:include settings" for docbkx worked - thanks so much! Janice On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Peter Desjardins < [email protected]> wrote: > Is this your first attempt to use xi:include? If so, you'll need to > make sure that the XSLT processor and XML parser that you're using > support the xpointer scheme. Your editor may be able to handle more > advanced xi:include syntax than your publishing tools. The "Reason: > XPointer resolution unsuccessful" suggests this problem to me. > > I'm using Saxon and Xerces and this type of xi:include works for me > (in my editor and also my publishing tool chain): > > <xi:include href="product-properties.xml" xpointer="element(/1/2/1)"/> > <xi:include href="installation.xml" xpointer="element(/1)"/> > > My quick look at the Docbkx Maven project did not reveal which > processor and parser it uses. But I did notice that there's an > "advanced XInclude mode." Did you enable that? > > Try replacing the xml:id of the included element with an > xpointer="element(/1/2/1)" reference. It will be a pain to maintain > the reference that way, unless you're including the top level element > of a file. I keep many separate XML files with top level section > elements for this reason. > > <xi:include href="ref_config_object_json.xml" > xpointer="config-obj-dashboard" > xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; /> > <xi:include href="ref_config_object_json.xml" xpointer="element(/1)" > xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; /> > > > Peter > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Janice Manwiller <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm trying to include a section from one document into another document. > > > > In the source file, the xi:include is: > > > > <xi:include href="ref_config_object_json.xml" > > xpointer="config-obj-dashboard" xmlns:xi=" > http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; > > /> > > > > This resolves correctly in the XML editor. > > > > When I try to build the document (we use the Docbkx Maven plugin), the > build > > fails, with the following error: > > > > org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; systemId: > > > file:///Users/janicem/Documents/sqrrl/doc/src/xml/dat_sqrrl_ui_dashboard_configure.xml; > > lineNumber: 192; columnNumber: 128; Include operation failed, reverting > to > > fallback. Resource error reading file as XML > > (href='ref_config_object_json.xml'). Reason: XPointer resolution > > unsuccessful. > > > > Error on line 192 column 128 of > > > file:///Users/janicem/Documents/sqrrl/doc/src/xml/dat_sqrrl_ui_dashboard_configure.xml: > > > > Error reported by XML parser: An 'include' failed, and no 'fallback' > element > > was found. > > > > Error on line 62 column 90 of > > > file:///Users/janicem/Documents/sqrrl/doc/src/docbkx/SqrrlDataMgmtAnalysis.xml: > > > > Error reported by XML parser: Error attempting to parse XML file > > (href='../xml/dat_sqrrl_ui_dashboard_configure.xml'). > > > > Error on line 174 column 68 of > > file:///Users/janicem/Documents/sqrrl/doc/src/docbkx/SqrrlGuides.xml: > > > > Error reported by XML parser: Error attempting to parse XML file > > (href='SqrrlDataMgmtAnalysis.xml'). > > > > > > After looking at the DocBook docs, I tried adding a DOCTYPE entry with > the > > DTD, but that didn't work either. > > > > So is this xpointer syntax just not supported in this case? Or am I just > > missing some other setting? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Janice > -- Janice Manwiller Principal Technical Writer Sqrrl Data, Inc. www.sqrrl.com | @SqrrlData
