Transforming and debugging XML and XSL files

You can use the XSL editor to generate an XSL style sheet, then apply that XSL style sheet to any file with XML content and create a new HTML, XML, or text file. You can select to simply transform your XML file or you can transform your XML and debug your XSL file at the same time.

 

Options for debugging XSL files and transforming XML files

You can select from the following options when you want to transform XML files and debug XSL files:

  1. If you simply want to quickly apply an XSL file to an XML file and transform it, you should use the pop-up menu XSL Transformation option. Select the XSL and XML files you want to work with and select Run > XSL Transformation from the pop-up menu.

  2. If you want to quickly apply an XSL file to an XML file and transform it, while debugging the XSL file, you should use the XSL Transformation pop-up menu option. Select the XSL and XML files you want to work with and select Debug > XSL Transformation from the pop-up menu

  3. If you want to transform an XML file or debug an XSL file, and indicate specific information about the transformation or debugging process, you should create a Run or Debug configuration. Run and Debug configurations enable you to provide more details about the transformation or debugging process and save them so you can reuse them.

Refer to the related tasks for more details.

Quickly transforming files using XSL stylesheets
You can apply an XSL file to any file that contains XML content (generally an XML file or an XML schema file) to generate a new output file.

Quickly transforming and debugging files using XSL stylesheets
You can apply an XSL file to any file that contains XML content (generally an XML file or an XML schema file) to generate a new output file. You can also select to open your input files in the Debug perspective after the transformation has been run.

Creating a Run configuration to transform your files
You can create a Run configuration to transform your files. A Run configuration enables you to provide more details about the transformation and save them so you can reuse them.

Creating a Debug configuration to transform and debug your files
You can create a Debug configuration to transform and debug your files. A Debug configuration enables you to provide more details about the transformation and debugging and save them so you can reuse them.