From: Ross Bamford <rosco@...>
Date: 2005-12-24T00:27:50+09:00
Subject: Re: xslt processor for ruby

On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:44:20 -0000, Mark Volkmann  
<r.mark.volkmann@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/23/05, Ross Bamford <rosco@roscopeco.remove.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>  From what I gather XSLT 2.0 is still a recommendation (a strong one,  
>> but
>> still),
>
> I think what you meant to say is that XSLT 2.0 is a "candidate
> recommendation". The next and last step is to become a plain
> "recommendation".
>

Oops, yes, sorry.

>> and only Saxon has any plans to implement it properly.
>
> Saxon has already fully implemented XSLT 2.0. See
> http://www.saxonica.com/. Also, you can get a free XSLT 2.0 engine
> from Altova, makers of XML Spy. Both also support XQuery 1.0.

I didn't mention XML Spy because I thought it's commercial / Windows only?

>
> It would be great if someone would create a Ruby binding to Saxon.
> Until then, your best bet is probably to use Saxon from Ruby by
> executing a shell command with backquotes. For information on how to
> run Saxon from a shell command, see
> http://www.saxonica.com/documentation/index/gettingstarted.html.
>

Maybe check out  
http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200110/msg00343.html. I  
don't know how useful that is, or how 'real world', but it's a possibly  
interesting idea.

-- 
Ross Bamford - rosco@roscopeco.remove.co.uk