Re: [Exist-open] 2 Questions regarding eXist's GET interface

[Wolfgang M. <wol...@ex...>]

Hi,

> 1) I'm trying to apply a stylesheet to the default XML Response for a 
> collection within the DB. However, for some reason, its just not being 
> applied. Using the same instructions, however, work for other files. I'm 
> requesting it using the following:
> 
> http://localhost:8080/exist/servlet/db/collection_a/?_xsl=/db/xsl/Collection.xsl 
>
> 2) Is it also possible to pass variables to stored xsl sheets while 
> processing? If so, can this be done while calling via a GET request?

Both questions can be answered with no. Stylesheets are not applied when 
displaying collection contents. And to pass variables to an xsl from a 
GET request you would have to use an XQuery to call the xsl and pass the 
request parameters to the stylesheet manually.

But I can make both things possible with some small changes to the REST 
server. I'll try to do that.

Wolfgang