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FileMaker Pro uses Xalan (Xalan-C) as its built-in processor for XML imports and exports. That means you can use some EXSLT extensions in your import/export XSLT stylesheets. I find the nodeset-function particularly useful.
Tags: EXSLT, FileMaker, nodeset, result tree fragments, XML, xslt
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July 9, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Boise FileMaker Programmer
The time is right, lots more people are posting in blogs and stuff. I have started one on Agile Development in FileMaker, Lasso etc at http://blog.umbrellacollective.com . I’ve also just finished working on a FileMaker file that talks to BaseCamp over the BaseCamp API. I will probably release this at FM DevCON this next week in Phoenix.
-Brian
July 17, 2008 at 6:01 am
nit
>> FileMaker Pro uses Xalan (Xalan-C) as its built-in processor for XML imports and exports. That means you can use some EXSLT extensions in your import/export XSLT stylesheets.
No, you can’t. Not in FileMaker Pro. Only FileMaker Server has been upgraded to Xalan version 2.7.0 to support EXSLT functionality. Even FileMaker Pro 9 does not recognize EXSLT.
July 17, 2008 at 9:04 am
Martin Lormes
@nit: I am most certain to have used the nodeset function before… as early as in FileMaker Pro 6. I’ll double-check both older and newer versions and then I’ll post an example.