Re: [docbook-apps] Problem with xi:include of section

I was already using xi:include to include full files - this was the first time I tried using xi:include with the xpointer.

Enabling the "advanced xi:include settings" for docbkx worked - thanks so much!

Janice

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Peter Desjardins <> wrote:
Is this your first attempt to use xi:include? If so, you'll need to

make sure that the XSLT processor and XML parser that you're using

support the xpointer scheme. Your editor may be able to handle more

advanced xi:include syntax than your publishing tools. The "Reason:

XPointer resolution unsuccessful" suggests this problem to me.

I'm using Saxon and Xerces and this type of xi:include works for me

(in my editor and also my publishing tool chain):

  <xi:include href="" xpointer="element(/1/2/1)"/>

  <xi:include href="" xpointer="element(/1)"/>

My quick look at the Docbkx Maven project did not reveal which

processor and parser it uses. But I did notice that there's an

"advanced XInclude mode." Did you enable that?

Try replacing the xml:id of the included element with an

xpointer="element(/1/2/1)" reference. It will be a pain to maintain

the reference that way, unless you're including the top level element

of a file. I keep many separate XML files with top level section

elements for this reason.

  <xi:include href="">
xpointer="config-obj-dashboard"

xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />

  <xi:include href="" xpointer="element(/1)"

xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />

Peter

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Janice Manwiller <> wrote:

> I'm trying to include a section from one document into another document.

>

> In the source file, the xi:include is:

>

> <xi:include href="">
> xpointer="config-obj-dashboard" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"

> />

>

> This resolves correctly in the XML editor.

>

> When I try to build the document (we use the Docbkx Maven plugin), the build

> fails, with the following error:

>

> org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; systemId:

> file:///Users/janicem/Documents/sqrrl/doc/src/xml/dat_sqrrl_ui_dashboard_configure.xml;

> lineNumber: 192; columnNumber: 128; Include operation failed, reverting to

> fallback. Resource error reading file as XML

> (href="" Reason: XPointer resolution

> unsuccessful.

>

> Error on line 192 column 128 of

> file:///Users/janicem/Documents/sqrrl/doc/src/xml/dat_sqrrl_ui_dashboard_configure.xml:

>

> Error reported by XML parser: An 'include' failed, and no 'fallback' element

> was found.

>

> Error on line 62 column 90 of

> file:///Users/janicem/Documents/sqrrl/doc/src/docbkx/SqrrlDataMgmtAnalysis.xml:

>

>   Error reported by XML parser: Error attempting to parse XML file

> (href="">
>

> Error on line 174 column 68 of

> file:///Users/janicem/Documents/sqrrl/doc/src/docbkx/SqrrlGuides.xml:

>

>   Error reported by XML parser: Error attempting to parse XML file

> (href="">
>

>

> After looking at the DocBook docs, I tried adding a DOCTYPE entry with the

> DTD, but that didn't work either.

>

> So is this xpointer syntax just not supported in this case? Or am I just

> missing some other setting?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Janice

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Janice Manwiller

Principal Technical Writer

Sqrrl Data, Inc.

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