FIX: XML Datatype Validation Occurs at Parse Time Even When Not Validating (263592)

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft MSXML 2.0 parser forces datatype validation even when data is not being validated. For example, in an XSL stylesheet that outputs a datatyped node, if the value of the node is specified using the <xsl:value-of> tag, and the datatype of the node is number, then the parser generates an error.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been fixed in Version 2.5 of the MSXML parser. To download the latest version of the parser, visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/default.asp.

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

To reproduce this problem, do the following:

Insert the following code into a new text file, and save the file as test.xml:

<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="test.xsl" ?>
<items>
   <item value="1000"/>
</items>

Next, insert the following code into another new text file, and save the file in the same location as the previous file, as test.xsl:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl">
   <xsl:template match="/">
      <output xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes">
         <xsl:for-each select="items/item">
            <value dt:dt="number"><xsl:value-of select="@value"/></value>
         </xsl:for-each>
      </output>
   </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>