document() error?

[bont]

I have a case when I use the document() function to open an external XMl.

When I use a static name such as this:

document('DVD_Cat_5.xml')

it works great.

if I use a dynamic name, such as this:

document(.)

it errors with:

msxml3.dll error '800c0006' 
The system cannot locate the object specified. 
/multimedia/movies/index_all.asp, line 27

I have verified that the xslt is indeed passing the valid value, with no additional white spaces. What I am guessing is that it is having some problem finding the file. Please help.

 

[JontyMC]

Does it work with a variable? ie:

<xsl:variable name="url" select="DVD_Cat_5.xml"/>

document($url)

 

[bont]

Yes it does.

 

[JontyMC]

Why not use:

<xsl:variable name="url" select="."/>

document($url)

 

[bont]

Because it is not that simple. The entire concept was to use an XML file as a control source. In this case I think I am one step ahead.

I have modified my ASP to add a param with the document name, if the key value is NOT "all" or null.

Then in my first template, if the param has length, I call document($paramname)
else
document(.)

Truthfully, I would like to know why document works with "." when the control file is static and I am using the load() function, but when I switch to dynamic and have to use the loadXML() function, it fails to find the file. I believe it lies beneath in how the server finds the file. I probably wouldn't have this problem if I could specify a direct path to the file, but I cannot since it is not my own server, by one that can have many virtual paths.

 

[flumpy]

that, i beleive, is a question for Microsoft to answer.


I cannot find any definitive source discussing this.