XSL502

Technical Requirements

Operating System Options

• Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Mac OS X

XML Editor

XML Classes requiring a standard XML editor can use any of the following:

• XMLSpy Professional Edition
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• Stylus Studio
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• <oXygen/> XML Editor
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Please note that other editors cannot be supported by Webucator. If you want to use a different XML editor, you should be sure that it:

1. can validate XML documents against XML Schemas and DTDs
2. can transform XML documents against XSLTs

Installing FOP

1. Download the Binary installation of fop.
2. Unzip the downloaded fop file into a folder on the C drive.
3. Rename the folder to "fop"
4. Append "c:\fop" (or the appropriate path name) to the Path Environment variable
   1. Open the Control Panel
   2. Open System
   3. Click on the Advanced tab
   4. Click on the Environment Variables button
   5. In the "System Variables" box, double click on Path
   6. At the end of the Variable value text box, type ;c:\fop
   7. Do not delete the Path value. Just append to the end of it.
      1. Click OK until the System dialog is completely closed.
   8. To test the setup:
      1. Open the command prompt.
         1. From the Start menu, select Run
         2. Type cmd and click OK
      2. Type fop and press the Enter key.
      3. You should see a bunch of text ending with:

Making FOP the XSL-FO Transformation Engine for XMLSPY

1. Choose Options from the Tools menu.
2. Select the XSL tab.
3. In the field at the bottom, type the path to fop.bat.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

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Browser

At least one of the following browsers.

Browsers for Windows

• Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or greater - Download
• Internet Explorer 6 or greater - Download

Browsers for Mac OS X

• Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or greater - Download
• Safari 3.0 or greater - Download

Class Files

Download the class files.