Question

I have an applescript that is using xmltransform to transform a xml using and external xlst file. I would like to add a variable in applescript to be picked up by the xslt file.
The satimage dictionary talks about the use of xsl params as part of xmltransform but i cannot find any examples.

Using the template XMLTransform xmlFile with xsltFile in outputpath
how would i define the variables both in the applescript and in the following
xsl file example.

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0">
    <xsl:param name="vb1" value="'unknown'"/>
  <xsl:template match="@*|node()">
    <xsl:copy>
      <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
    </xsl:copy>
  </xsl:template>
  <xsl:template match="xmeml/list/name">
    <xsl:value-of select="{$vb1}"/>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Applescript snippet

set vb1 to "Hello" as string
XMLTransform xmlFile with xsltFile1 in outputpathtemp xsl params vb1

The current applescript returns “cannot make vb1 into record”.

I am now looking at using the following but it is returning NULL in the XML

set vb1 to {s:"'hello'"}
XMLTransform xmlFile with xsltFile1 in outputpathtemp xsl string params vb1

the input is

<xmeml>
   <list> 
     <name>IMaName</name>
     <!-- other nodes -->
   </list>
</xmeml>

the current output is

<xmeml>
   <list> 
     <name/>
     <!-- other nodes -->
   </list>
</xmeml>

Can anyone Help please?
many thanks.

Answer 1

Here is the Answer:

applescript

XMLTransform xmlFile with xsltFile1 in outputpathtemp xsl params {"vb1", "'hello'"}

XSLT

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

<xsl:param name="vb1" />

<xsl:template match="@*|node()">
  <xsl:copy>
    <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
  </xsl:copy> 
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="/xmeml/list/name">
<xsl:element name="name">
       <xsl:value-of select="$vb1"/>
    </xsl:element>
 </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Thanks.