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Cannot run extension example

Please help!  I have tried to run the extension element/function example 2-basicJscript.xsl included with the Xalan download.  I think my classpath is OK, and I have tried to get the latest version of everything.  Nevertheless, my attempts fail  with the following result:
===============================================================

C:\xalan>test
C:\xalan>REM @echo off
C:\xalan>set XALANPATH=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0
C:\xalan>set CLASSPATH=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar
C:\xalan>set CLASSPATH=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar
C:\xalan>rem ~~~~~~ EXTENSIONS ~~~~~
C:\xalan>set ClassPath=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar
C:\xalan>set ClassPath=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2
_6_0\bin\bsf.jar
C:\xalan>set ClassPath=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2
_6_0\bin\bsf.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\rhino\js.jar
C:\xalan>echo C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xe
rcesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\
bsf.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\rhino\js.jar
C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C
:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\bsf.jar;C:\xal
an\xalan-j_2_6_0\rhino\js.jar
C:\xalan>java -version
java version "1.4.2_03"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_03-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_03-b02, mixed mode)
C:\xalan>set SAMPLES=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions
C:\xalan>set tstXML=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions\2-basicJscript.xml

C:\xalan>set tstXSL=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions\2-basicJscript.xsl

C:\xalan>java org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process -IN C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\e
xtensions\2-basicJscript.xml -XSL C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions\2-ba
sicJscript.xsl -OUT  test_out.txt
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:293)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstruct
orAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC
onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:74)
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionsTable.<init>(ExtensionsTable.ja
va:118)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.setExtensionsTable(Trans
formerImpl.java:437)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(Transforme
rImpl.java:1169)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:668)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1129)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1107)
        at org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.main(Process.java:1041)
Caused by: com.ibm.bsf.BSFException: JavaScript Error: Internal Error: java.lang
.IllegalArgumentException: Line number can not be negative:-1
        at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.handleError(JavaScrip
tEngine.java:182)
        at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.eval(JavaScriptEngine
.java:87)
        at com.ibm.bsf.util.BSFEngineImpl.exec(BSFEngineImpl.java:106)
        ... 17 more
javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetExce
ption
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:80)
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionsTable.<init>(ExtensionsTable.ja
va:118)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.setExtensionsTable(Trans
formerImpl.java:437)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(Transforme
rImpl.java:1169)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:668)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1129)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1107)
        at org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.main(Process.java:1041)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstruct
orAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC
onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:74)
        ... 7 more
Caused by: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: Could not compile extension
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:300)
        ... 12 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:293)
        ... 12 more
Caused by: com.ibm.bsf.BSFException: JavaScript Error: Internal Error: java.lang
.IllegalArgumentException: Line number can not be negative:-1
        at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.handleError(JavaScrip
tEngine.java:182)
        at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.eval(JavaScriptEngine
.java:87)
        at com.ibm.bsf.util.BSFEngineImpl.exec(BSFEngineImpl.java:106)
        ... 17 more
---------
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstruct
orAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC
onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:74)
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionsTable.<init>(ExtensionsTable.ja
va:118)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.setExtensionsTable(Trans
formerImpl.java:437)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(Transforme
rImpl.java:1169)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:668)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1129)
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1107)
        at org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.main(Process.java:1041)
Caused by: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: Could not compile extension
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:300)
        ... 12 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:293)
        ... 12 more
Caused by: com.ibm.bsf.BSFException: JavaScript Error: Internal Error: java.lang
.IllegalArgumentException: Line number can not be negative:-1
        at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.handleError(JavaScrip
tEngine.java:182)
        at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.eval(JavaScriptEngine
.java:87)
        at com.ibm.bsf.util.BSFEngineImpl.exec(BSFEngineImpl.java:106)
        ... 17 more
file:///C:/xalan/xalan-j_2_6_0/samples/extensions/2-basicJscript.xsl; Line #33;
Column #42; XSLT Error (javax.xml.transform.TransformerException): java.lang.Nul
lPointerException
C:\xalan>
================================================
I appreciate your help.

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Re: Cannot run extension example

Posted by Etaoin Shrdlu <sp...@yahoo.com>.
Thanks, Joanne!  I tried it with rhino1_5R3 and it worked for me also.
 
It would seem to be a Rhino bug.  Makes you wonder about their regression suite.

Joanne Tong <jo...@ca.ibm.com> wrote:

Hi 

I was able to re-produce your error with rhino1_5R5.   I also tried rhino1_5R3 and it seems to work.  The problem might not be on Xalan side. 


Joanne Tong
Software Developer, XSLT Development, IBM Toronto Lab



Etaoin Shrdlu <sp...@yahoo.com> 
06/11/2004 02:49 PM 
To
xalan-j-users@xml.apache.org cc
Subject
Cannot run extension example




Please help!  I have tried to run the extension element/function example 2-basicJscript.xsl included with the Xalan download.  I think my classpath is OK, and I have tried to get the latest version of everything.  Nevertheless, my attempts fail  with the following result: 
=============================================================== 

C:\xalan>test 
C:\xalan>REM @echo off 
C:\xalan>set XALANPATH=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0 
C:\xalan>set CLASSPATH=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar 
C:\xalan>set CLASSPATH=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar 
C:\xalan>rem ~~~~~~ EXTENSIONS ~~~~~ 
C:\xalan>set ClassPath=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar 
C:\xalan>set ClassPath=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2
_6_0\bin\bsf.jar 
C:\xalan>set ClassPath=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2
_6_0\bin\bsf.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\rhino\js.jar 
C:\xalan>echo C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xe
rcesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\
bsf.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\rhino\js.jar
C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C
:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\bsf.jar;C:\xal
an\xalan-j_2_6_0\rhino\js.jar 
C:\xalan>java -version
java version "1.4.2_03"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_03-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_03-b02, mixed mode) 
C:\xalan>set SAMPLES=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions 
C:\xalan>set tstXML=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions\2-basicJscript.xml 

C:\xalan>set tstXSL=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions\2-basicJscript.xsl 

C:\xalan>java org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process -IN C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\e
xtensions\2-basicJscript.xml -XSL C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions\2-ba
sicJscript.xsl -OUT  test_out.txt
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:293)
       at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) 
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstruct
orAccessorImpl.java:39)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC
onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:74)
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionsTable.<init>(ExtensionsTable.ja
va:118)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.setExtensionsTable(Trans
formerImpl.java:437)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(Transforme
rImpl.java:1169)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:668)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1129)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1107)
       at org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.main(Process.java:1041)
Caused by: com.ibm.bsf.BSFException: JavaScript Error: Internal Error: java.lang
..IllegalArgumentException: Line number can not be negative:-1
       at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.handleError(JavaScrip
tEngine.java:182)
       at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.eval(JavaScriptEngine
..java:87)
       at com.ibm.bsf.util.BSFEngineImpl.exec(BSFEngineImpl.java:106)
       ... 17 more
javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetExce
ption
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:80)
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionsTable.<init>(ExtensionsTable.ja
va:118)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.setExtensionsTable(Trans
formerImpl.java:437)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(Transforme
rImpl.java:1169)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:668)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1129)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1107)
       at org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.main(Process.java:1041)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
       at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) 
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstruct
orAccessorImpl.java:39)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC
onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:74)
       ... 7 more
Caused by: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: Could not compile extension 
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:300)
       ... 12 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:293)
       ... 12 more
Caused by: com.ibm.bsf.BSFExc! eption: JavaScript Error: Internal Error: java.lang
..IllegalArgumentException: Line number can not be negative:-1
       at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.handleError(JavaScrip
tEngine.java:182)
       at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.eval(JavaScriptEngine
..java:87)
       at com.ibm.bsf.util.BSFEngineImpl.exec(BSFEngineImpl.java:106)
       ... 17 more
---------
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
       at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) 
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstruct
orAccessorImpl.java:39)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC
onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:74)
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionsTable.<init>(ExtensionsTable.ja
va:118)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.setExtensionsTable(Trans
formerImpl.java:437)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(Transforme
rImpl.java:1169)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:668)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1129)
       at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1107)
       at org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.main(Process.java:1041)
Caused by: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: Could not compile extension 
        at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:300)
       ... 12 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
       at org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:293)
       ... 12 more
Caused by: com.ibm.bsf.BSFExc! eption: JavaScript Error: Internal Error: java.lang
..IllegalArgumentException: Line number can not be negative:-1
       at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.handleError(JavaScrip
tEngine.java:182)
       at com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.eval(JavaScriptEngine
..java:87)
       at com.ibm.bsf.util.BSFEngineImpl.exec(BSFEngineImpl.java:106)
       ... 17 more 
file:///C:/xalan/xalan-j_2_6_0/samples/extensions/2-basicJscript.xsl; Line #33;
Column #42; XSLT Error (javax.xml.transform.TransformerException): java.lang.Nul
lPointerException 
C:\xalan> 
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Re: Cannot run extension example

Posted by Joanne Tong <jo...@ca.ibm.com>.
Hi

I was able to re-produce your error with rhino1_5R5.   I also tried 
rhino1_5R3 and it seems to work.  The problem might not be on Xalan side.


Joanne Tong
Software Developer, XSLT Development, IBM Toronto Lab




Etaoin Shrdlu <sp...@yahoo.com> 
06/11/2004 02:49 PM

To
xalan-j-users@xml.apache.org
cc

Subject
Cannot run extension example






Please help!  I have tried to run the extension element/function example 
2-basicJscript.xsl included with the Xalan download.  I think my classpath 
is OK, and I have tried to get the latest version of everything. 
Nevertheless, my attempts fail  with the following result:
===============================================================

C:\xalan>test
C:\xalan>REM @echo off
C:\xalan>set XALANPATH=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0
C:\xalan>set CLASSPATH=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar
C:\xalan>set 
CLASSPATH=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar
C:\xalan>rem ~~~~~~ EXTENSIONS ~~~~~
C:\xalan>set 
ClassPath=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar
C:\xalan>set 
ClassPath=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2
_6_0\bin\bsf.jar
C:\xalan>set 
ClassPath=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6
_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2
_6_0\bin\bsf.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\rhino\js.jar
C:\xalan>echo 
C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xe
rcesImpl.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\
bsf.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\rhino\js.jar
C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xalan.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xercesImpl.jar;C
:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\xml-apis.jar;C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\bin\bsf.jar;C:\xal
an\xalan-j_2_6_0\rhino\js.jar
C:\xalan>java -version
java version "1.4.2_03"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_03-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_03-b02, mixed mode)
C:\xalan>set SAMPLES=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions
C:\xalan>set 
tstXML=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions\2-basicJscript.xml

C:\xalan>set 
tstXSL=C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions\2-basicJscript.xsl

C:\xalan>java org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process -IN 
C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\e
xtensions\2-basicJscript.xml -XSL 
C:\xalan\xalan-j_2_6_0\samples\extensions\2-ba
sicJscript.xsl -OUT  test_out.txt
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at 
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at 
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:293)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native 
Method)
        at 
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstruct
orAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at 
sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC
onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:74)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionsTable.<init>(ExtensionsTable.ja
va:118)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.setExtensionsTable(Trans
formerImpl.java:437)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(Transforme
rImpl.java:1169)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:668)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1129)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1107)
        at org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.main(Process.java:1041)
Caused by: com.ibm.bsf.BSFException: JavaScript Error: Internal Error: 
java.lang
.IllegalArgumentException: Line number can not be negative:-1
        at 
com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.handleError(JavaScrip
tEngine.java:182)
        at 
com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.eval(JavaScriptEngine
.java:87)
        at com.ibm.bsf.util.BSFEngineImpl.exec(BSFEngineImpl.java:106)
        ... 17 more
javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: 
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetExce
ption
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:80)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionsTable.<init>(ExtensionsTable.ja
va:118)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.setExtensionsTable(Trans
formerImpl.java:437)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(Transforme
rImpl.java:1169)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:668)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1129)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1107)
        at org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.main(Process.java:1041)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native 
Method)
        at 
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstruct
orAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at 
sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC
onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:74)
        ... 7 more
Caused by: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: Could not compile 
extension
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:300)
        ... 12 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at 
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at 
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:293)
        ... 12 more
Caused by: com.ibm.bsf.BSFExc! eption: JavaScript Error: Internal Error: 
java.lang
.IllegalArgumentException: Line number can not be negative:-1
        at 
com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.handleError(JavaScrip
tEngine.java:182)
        at 
com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.eval(JavaScriptEngine
.java:87)
        at com.ibm.bsf.util.BSFEngineImpl.exec(BSFEngineImpl.java:106)
        ... 17 more
---------
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native 
Method)
        at 
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstruct
orAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at 
sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC
onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionNamespaceSupport.launch(Extensio
nNamespaceSupport.java:74)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionsTable.<init>(ExtensionsTable.ja
va:118)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.setExtensionsTable(Trans
formerImpl.java:437)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(Transforme
rImpl.java:1169)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:668)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1129)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImp
l.java:1107)
        at org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.main(Process.java:1041)
Caused by: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: Could not compile 
extension
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:300)
        ... 12 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at 
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at 
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
        at 
org.apache.xalan.extensions.ExtensionHandlerGeneral.<init>(ExtensionH
andlerGeneral.java:293)
        ... 12 more
Caused by: com.ibm.bsf.BSFExc! eption: JavaScript Error: Internal Error: 
java.lang
.IllegalArgumentException: Line number can not be negative:-1
        at 
com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.handleError(JavaScrip
tEngine.java:182)
        at 
com.ibm.bsf.engines.javascript.JavaScriptEngine.eval(JavaScriptEngine
.java:87)
        at com.ibm.bsf.util.BSFEngineImpl.exec(BSFEngineImpl.java:106)
        ... 17 more
file:///C:/xalan/xalan-j_2_6_0/samples/extensions/2-basicJscript.xsl; Line 
#33;
Column #42; XSLT Error (javax.xml.transform.TransformerException): 
java.lang.Nul
lPointerException
C:\xalan>
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