xml transformation using xlst doesn't work with invalid namespace

EDN Admin · Jan 25, 2008

I have to develop an application which acts as kind of middle ware to transform files from an old system (text files) to a new system (xml files) and the other way round. I will do this by xlst files to define the transformation.

That works, basically. However, the xml files from one system use a namespace that is not valid (url does not exist). As this is an external system, I cannot change that easily, thats how I receive them.

Unfortunately, as long as this invalid namespace is in the xml file, the transformation doesnt work: The output file (output type = text) is empty. No error nothing. As soon as I remove the namespace, the transformation works.

Please find the code below:

First of all, the XLST. Very simple: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<blockquote dir=ltr style="margin-right:0px
<xsl<img height=19 alt="Tongue Tied" src="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/emoticons/emotion-7.gif" width=19>tylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<blockquote dir=ltr style="margin-right:0px
<xsl<img height=19 alt=Surprise src="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/emoticons/emotion-3.gif" width=19>utput method="text"/>
<blockquote dir=ltr style="margin-right:0px
<xsl:template match="/"> </blockquote>
<xsl:value-of select="/vai_object/vai_header/source_system" /> </blockquote>
</xsl:template> </blockquote>
</xsl<img height=19 alt="Tongue Tied" src="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/emoticons/emotion-7.gif" width=19>tylesheet> 

This is the XML File with the invalid Namespace in it. Converting this File results in an empty Text File: 

<vai_object xmlns="http://www.fixprotocol.org/FIXML-5-0" xmlns:fm="http://www.fixprotocol.org/FIXML-5-0/METADATA" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi<img height=19 alt="Tongue Tied" src="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/emoticons/emotion-7.gif" width=19>chemaLocation="http://www.fixprotocol.org/FIXML-5-0
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atenMeSilvia3Implementation40_XSDVAO-XSD_20071102VAO.SEC_EXEC_Order_Cancel_Submit_1.0.xsd">
<blockquote dir=ltr style="margin-right:0px
<vai_header>
<blockquote dir=ltr style="margin-right:0px
<source_system>AVA</source_system>
<source_environment>DAVA1</source_environment> </blockquote></blockquote>


Output of above File after Translation: Empty (Should be AVA)

This is the XML File that works (self written): 
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<blockquote dir=ltr style="margin-right:0px
<vai_object>
<blockquote dir=ltr style="margin-right:0px
<vai_header>
<blockquote dir=ltr style="margin-right:0px
<source_system>AVA</source_system>
<source_environment>DAVA1</source_environment> </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>
(...and so on) 

OutPut of above File after Translation: AVA (as it should be)


Does anyone know how to easily remove the namespace programmatically (which is not needed after the translation) or how to avoid this behaviour?

Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Benjamin


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xml transformation using xlst doesn't work with invalid namespace

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