Re: [xml-dev] Re: XML Zebra, a path-based tool for generating difffinger

["Anthony B. Coates \(XML-Dev\)" <abcoatesecure-xmldev@yahoo.co.uk>]

Hi Juerg.  Comments below.

On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:43:07 -0000, DMS Lists <lists@d-m-s.co.nz> wrote:

> Hi Tony, What you propose (keeping instead of pruning) makes sense.
>
> I conclude the fingerprint file can be created for a single schema  
> version also, without the need for 'diffing' it against a newer minor   
> version?

Exactly.  While I expect diffs to be the major use case, there are  
definitely use cases like yours which are things that can be done with a  
single fingerprint file.

> As far as I remember, Ken Holman's stylesheets are for UBL purposes,  
> requiring all valid UBL XPaths which are included in Ken's solution.

I believe Ken knows how to generate paths for arbitrary Schemas, but I  
guess he can answer that himself.

> I however was thinking of a more generic solution suitable for non-UBL  
> contexts, like our approach at the New Zealand Ministry of Education,  
> where at present we don't have all valid XPaths for our custom,  
> UBL-NDR-LIKE schemas.

Either way, you could certainly derive the stylesheets you want from the  
fingerprint XML file that XML Zebra produces.

Cheers, Tony.
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