Absolute virtual path in xsl:include command

Question

I wonder, does xsl:include command supports absolute virtual path? For ex. statement with relative path

<xsl:include href="../example.xsl"/>

works absolutely fine. But when i pass an absolute virtual path

<xsl:include href="/some_folder_inside_root/example.xsl"/>

i get an error message that current file cannot be located. Both paths point to the same file and are correct if i'm using them as href in plain html.

How do you use MSXML, within classic ASP and with its API? Is the main stylesheet loaded over HTTP? — Martin Honnen, Mar 21 '14 at 15:03

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 21 '14 at 17:25

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The href attribute is a URI (not a file name). Your example "/some_folder_inside_root/example.xsl" is not an absolute URI, it is a relative URI. If your base URI (the URI of the main stylesheet) is an http URI, then it will select from the root folder of that web site.

If you want to use rooted file name, use the absolute URI file:///some-folder/example.xsl.

edited Mar 21 '14 at 17:25

Daniel Haley

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answered Mar 21 '14 at 16:17

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I'm sorry, maybe i just used wrong terminology. By absolute virtual path i meant the root folder of my web site. Thanks for the answer! – Kshatra Mar 24 '14 at 08:39

Absolute virtual path in xsl:include command

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