microsoft / microsoft/XmlNotepad
XSLT - merging two not opened files
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Description
The common usage of XSLT is to open an XML and to apply an XSLT to the opened file.
Now I played around with an XSLT which uses (two) external, not opened XML (a.xml and b.xml) and "merges" them. In common, it works, but I don't understand the default output-path of the transformation. There are some possible situations for an output-path
- I open "some.xml" and apply the XSLT: it seem to use the path of "some.xml"
- I press "New file" and apply the XSLT: it seem to use the path of the first file in the "MRU-list", on top right
- I press "New file", delete the first entry in the MRU-list and apply the XSLT: it seem to use the path of the XSLT
What's the intended behaviour?
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Research direction
Start by opening merge_external.zip and reproducing the three cases described: an opened file, a new file with the MRU list intact, and a new file after removing its first entry. Trace how XmlNotepad selects the transformation output path, then confirm the intended behavior and ensure the result is consistent or clearly documented.
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- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100