Are there any XSLT processing command line tools?

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I want to change an XML file to a modified XML file via an XSLT file and XSLT processing tool.

For example: xsltprocess.exe -src a.xml -dest b.xml -xslt c.xslt

Can anyone assist me?

If you don't have any particular requirements, you can just google for "xslt command line" — Ivan Nevostruev, Jun 29 '11 at 20:59
I will point out that I arrived here by googling "command line run xslt"... — Textcape, Apr 15 '20 at 17:24
I also find this a very valid question! And - as my predecessor above - arrived here via a search. Beats me why this should not meet guidelines... — mmo, Aug 22 '22 at 16:29

score 29 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 29 '11 at 20:56

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If you are looking for an XSLT processor you can use Saxon: http://saxon.sourceforge.net/

You can see the command line options here: http://saxon.sourceforge.net/saxon6.5.1/using-xsl.html

answered Jun 29 '11 at 20:56

Mathias Schwarz

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There is also one from Microsoft (if OP needs Windows): http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=21714 – Ivan Nevostruev Jun 29 '11 at 20:58
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@Ivan From you linke, it looks a bit dated, but there is probably a newer version out there. Saxon will work fine on Windows too though (it just requires Java). – Mathias Schwarz Jun 29 '11 at 21:02
@Ivan Saxon works on Windows (also). More, is XSLT 2.0 vs XSLT 1.0 (msxsl). – Emiliano Poggi Jun 29 '11 at 21:07
+1 One of the best things about Saxon is that it's an XSLT 2.0 processor (and an XQuery 1.0 processor). It's also available for .NET – Daniel Haley Jun 29 '11 at 21:08
I know msxml.exe but it is dated i think. MS doesnt support xslt processor anymore?? – sjuu Jun 29 '11 at 21:19
@sjuu: Perhaps they don't. Saxon will do the job just fine, also on Windows. – Mathias Schwarz Jun 29 '11 at 21:20

score 26 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 25 '19 at 16:56

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Microsoft has a simple command line tool that wraps their XML Parser - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21714.

As @Mathias said though, it only supports XSL 1.0 while Saxon supports XSL 2.0.

To run the convertor you downloaded from the given URL run this command

msxsl.exe backEnd.xml inspectcode.xslt -o backEnd.html

This will tranform the xml file using the xslt file into the output file in html format

edited Feb 25 '19 at 16:56

Mauricio Gracia Gutierrez

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answered May 15 '12 at 16:21

studgeek

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if I remember well, via .NET you could have XSL 2.0 - I think at https://github.com/Zoomicon/tranXform/tree/master/web/tools/XSLTransform I was supporting it (source code available only in zip there at the moment) - I think the trick was to use Mvp.Xml.dll for that (available in the bin subfolder) – George Birbilis Jan 23 '18 at 12:20
link is now broken, as of 2021-June – m1m1k Jun 17 '21 at 22:50
[new github link](https://zoomicon.github.io/tranXform/tools/XSLTransform/index.html) looks like MS doesn't support the .exe command line tool anymore, instead [a .js file](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ms762796(v=vs.85)) [MS XML FAQ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ms757858(v=vs.85)) – m1m1k Jun 17 '21 at 22:55

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 08 '16 at 09:27

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# xsltproc [options] stylesheet file

This program is the simplest way to use libxslt. http://xmlsoft.org/XSLT/xsltproc2.html

answered Nov 08 '16 at 09:27

athanassis

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Your example `# ...` indicates that you didn't read the entire question. It's tagged with `windows`. Your Un*x admin command prompt is inappropriate here. The link provided leads to a Gnome site. And the mentioned windows binaries there are far away from "simplest". It's difficult, so I would never recommend this as "simplest". – harper Aug 29 '18 at 08:05

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 29 '11 at 22:21

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You can use AltovaXML XSLT 1.0/2.0 engine (also well-formedness and validity checking). There is free of charge community edition with direct (I mean without Java) command line interface e.g.:

AltovaXML.exe -xslt2 stylesheet.xsl -in input.xml -out output.xml

Check AltovaXML.chm help file for usage.

answered Jun 29 '11 at 22:21

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Looks like AltovaXML has been discontinued. :( – RickNZ Mar 29 '16 at 03:01
Altova now call their XSLT processor RaptorXML. – Michael Kay Mar 27 '18 at 15:51
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There is no more free community version. – wasmachien May 10 '18 at 19:49

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 10 '17 at 01:41

ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/

The Win32 directory has a lot of goodies, next to precompiled binaries for use on commandline.

I'm not linking to the directory directly, since the root of the project has a rich set of tools for - good for everyone's flavor of the month :)

George Birbilis · Answer 6 · 2018-01-23T12:14:48.563

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You can find some XSLT engine wrappers, XSLer and XSLTransform (one in Delphi and one in .NET) with source code at https://github.com/zoomicon/tranXform

edited Jan 23 '18 at 12:14

answered Jul 09 '13 at 11:32

George Birbilis

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[new github link](https://zoomicon.github.io/tranXform/tools/XSLTransform/index.html) – m1m1k Jun 17 '21 at 22:56
indeed, the site from above repo is at https://zoomicon.github.io/tranXform/ – George Birbilis Jun 27 '21 at 09:00

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 30 '11 at 09:18

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There are lots of XSLT 1.0 processors available, and a handful of XSLT 2.0 processors, and as far as I know every single one of them runs on Windows and can be called from the command line. If your problem is choosing between them, then you're going to have to tell us more about your requirements and constraints.

answered Jun 30 '11 at 09:18

Michael Kay

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Probably should be a comment. Not sure why this got flagged for review after 6 years though... – DiskJunky Mar 27 '18 at 15:10
It's a perfectly good answer to a rather poor question. (Haven't people got anything more useful to do with their time?) – Michael Kay Mar 27 '18 at 15:50
Honestly? Agreed. I usually hit "Looks OK" on these but the age stood out – DiskJunky Mar 27 '18 at 20:00

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 30 '11 at 14:21

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XQSharp includes an XSLT 2.0 command line processor. See the Xslt Command Line Reference documentation for details.

answered Jun 30 '11 at 14:21

Tim

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It only has a trial version. I've downloaded it and it doesn't work. Asks to download another version, lol. Don't recommend this tool – nZeus Aug 26 '16 at 12:56

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