Re: Basic XSL HTML-> XML query

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The problem is, HTML is not an XML-based language, so unless you've 
deliberately written your input document as XHTML, odds are that no XML 
parser will accept it.

There are HTML parsers available which produce SAX or DOM (XML) output. 
You could get one of those, use it to read the input document, and route 
its output to Xalan for processing.

Or you could look for a tool which rewrites HTML as XHTML. I believe the 
W3C's "tidy" tool can be configured to do that. Then you'd run the 
resulting XHTML document (which _is_ XML) through Xalan.


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"You build world of steel and stone
I build worlds of words alone
Skilled tradespeople, long years taught:
You shape matter; I shape thought."
(http://www.songworm.com/lyrics/songworm-parody/ShapesofShadow.html)
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<font size=2 face="sans-serif">The problem is, HTML is not an XML-based
language, so unless you've deliberately written your input document as
XHTML, odds are that no XML parser will accept it.<br>
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There are HTML parsers available which produce SAX or DOM (XML) output.
You could get one of those, use it to read the input document, and route
its output to Xalan for processing.<br>
<br>
Or you could look for a tool which rewrites HTML as XHTML. I believe the
W3C's &quot;tidy&quot; tool can be configured to do that. Then you'd run
the resulting XHTML document (which _is_ XML) through Xalan.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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&quot;You build world of steel and stone</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I build worlds of words alone</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Skilled tradespeople, long years taught:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">You shape matter; I shape thought.&quot;</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">(</font><a href="http://www.songworm.com/lyrics/songworm-parody/ShapesofShadow.html"><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.songworm.com/lyrics/songworm-parody/ShapesofShadow.html</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">)</font>
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