problem cf10 installation xml error - Conflicting values for output property method

Report · Jul 14, 2014

We just completed a ColdFusion 10 installation on Windows Server 2008 R2. After taking care of some configuration issues, we're now faced with a problem that we can't figure out. Searches on Google for the error returned almost nothing.

The error occurs when xmltransform is called in a CFC file. The error we get from CF is:

An error occured while Transforming an XML document

Failed to compile stylesheet. 1 error detected.

It's not very helpful. In the coldfusion-error.log file, we have this entry:

Error at xsl:output on line 2 column 193

XTSE1560: Conflicting values for output property method

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this? Is it something simple that we overlooked, or a fundamental difference in the way CF10 handles xmltransform?

Thanks,

Jamie Carter

Report · Jul 14, 2014

The issue appears to be related to this post on StackOverflow: xslt - ColdFusion - pass XML as parameter to xmlTransform() in CF10 - Stack Overflow.

I tried creating a very simple XML/XSL to transform, and used Adobe's example files. I got the output column headers in the example without an error, but did not show any data. In reviewing Adobe's example, it appears that the files have conflicting info, like they were made for two different examples. So that's not terribly helpful.

Report · Jul 15, 2014

If the issue is related to the Stackoverflow post, then you could solve it by coverting the XML and XSL to string before using them to call calling xmlTransform. Also, if you use the third parameter in the function xmlTransform, ensure that it is a structure that contains key-value pairs, the values being of simple type.

Report · Jul 15, 2014

Thanks very much for the suggestion. I used toString() to convert the input to string, but I'm getting the same error:

Error at xsl:output on line 2 column 193

XTSE1560: Conflicting values for output property method

I tested the XML/XSLT functionality using example code, and it worked fine. The problem must lie somewhere else.

This is the code we're using:

Is there anything malformed about this code? Would it help to see a dump of the XML and XSLT input?

Report · Jul 15, 2014

The error is reported as line 2 column 205. The xslt output at that location is the end of this line:

<xsl:output method="html" doctype-public="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" doctype-system="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" indent="no" />

Is there are conflict there? Should the method not be HTML? The baffling thing about this is that this code works fine in the live environment, which is CF7,

Report · Jul 15, 2014

Could you show us the XML and XSL files?

Report · Jul 15, 2014

I think so, there's no security risk by displaying the code, right? If there is, please let me know and I will edit the post.

Here is the XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

</headline>

<text>

<introduction seq="1"><span class="txtSbHd"><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/aboutaacc/default.cfm">About AACC</a></span> <p>Meet our leadership, learn our vision, check out our awards and moreŠ</p><textid>886925</textid>

</introduction>

<introduction seq="2"><br><span class="txtSbHd"> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/offer/default.cfm">Ηhat We Offer</a><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/offer"> </a></p></span> <p>Complete an associate degree, certificate or professional certification...  </p><textid>886926</textid>

</introduction>

<introduction seq="3"><span class="txtSbHd"> <br><a href="/offer/learningformats.cfm">ͭͭͭͭLearning Formats</a>ͦlt;/span> <p>Take classes the way you like to learn ֠face-to-face, online, just on weekends or a combinationͮ.. </p><textid>886927</textid>

</introduction>

<introduction seq="4"><span class="txtSbHd"><br><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/studentservices/default.cfm">ͭΓtudent Success Services</a><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/studentservices/"></a></span> <p>Let us help you reach your goals, choose the right courses, find child care, set up tutoring...͠</p><textid>886928</textid>

</introduction>

<introduction seq="5"><span class="txtSbHd"><br><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/events/default.cfm">ͭ΁ACC Events</a><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/events/"></a></span> <p>Something is always happening. Check out our sporting events, performances, concerts and moreŦamp;nbsp;͠</p><textid>886929</textid>

</introduction>

<introduction seq="7">ͦlt;a title="Register now at AACC!" href="http://www.aacc.edu/getstarted/default.cfm">Get Started at͠AACC</a><textid>886931</textid>

</introduction>

<introduction seq="8">ͦlt;a title="Search for all credit and noncredit courses at AACC!" href="https://www.aacc.edu/search/course/default.cfm">ͭͭγearch for coursesͦlt;/a><textid>886932</textid>

</introduction>

<introduction seq="9">ͦlt;a title="Learn more about student orientation!" href="https://www.aacc.edu/orientation/default.cfm">New Student Orientationͦlt;/a>ͼtextid>886933</textid>

</introduction>

<introduction seq="10"><a title="Learn online at AACC!" href="https://www.aacc.edu/virtualcampus/default.cfm">online learning</a>ͼtextid>886934</textid>

</introduction>

<introduction seq="11"><a title="Learn how you can support AACC!" href="https://www.aacc.edu/foundation/default.cfm">support aacc</a> <br>ͼtextid>886935</textid>

</introduction>

<form seq="6"><p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/advising/file/GroupAdvisingFlyerAugust2011.pdf">>> New Student Group Advising for August</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/cdc">>> Take a class while the Child Development Center (CDC) watches your child. Enroll now for the fall semester!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/legalstudies/cle/">>> AACC's Legal Studies Institute offers courses for attorneys, mediators, paralegals and legal professionals. Learn more! </a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/aboutaacc/MHECresolution.cfm">>> MHEC Resolution authorizes Maryland community colleges, by name, to operate in the state of Maryland...</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/stayinformed">>> Manage AACC e2campus Update Alerts to Your E-mail or Phone</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/comingsoon">>> One-Day Personal Enrichment Upcoming Courses!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/recreg/waystoregister.cfm">>> How to Register for Credit Courses at AACC</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/noncredit/">>> How to Register for Noncredit Courses at AACC</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/newsonline/2011/08/release1221.cfm">>> AACC Named One of the Best Colleges in the Nation to Work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/studentlife/housing.cfm">>> Looking for housing or have housing for rent? Check out Student Life's list of housing resources free for students, faculty/staff, and the community.</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/collegecalendar">>> 2011-2012 Academic Calendar</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/newsonline/2011/07/release1216.cfm">>> Fall Job Fair-10/27 from noon-4 p.m. in GYM. Open to the college community, employers, and job hunters! For employer booth information and to register, call 410-777-2770...</a></p><textid>886930</textid>

</form>

</text>

<image>

<imgFile>RegisterReminderHomePage2014Fall.jpg</imgFile>

<imgAlt>Register for classes today!</imgAlt>

<linkUrl>/register</linkUrl>

</small>

<imgFile>CareerCoachHomePageTile230x240.jpg</imgFile>

<imgAlt>AACC Career Coach</imgAlt>

<linkUrl>/careercoach</linkUrl>

</small>

<imgFile>weekend2302.jpg</imgFile>

<imgAlt>Weekend Courses at AACC</imgAlt>

<imgCaption>WEEKENDYOU at AACC</imgCaption>

<linkUrl>/weekend/default.cfm</linkUrl>

</small>

<imgAlt>Student Success 2020</imgAlt>

<linkUrl>/studentsuccess2020/default.cfm</linkUrl>

</small>

</medium>

</image>

</page>

Report · Jul 15, 2014

Here is the XSLT:

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<xsl:output method="html" doctype-public="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" doctype-system="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<xsl:include href="E:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cfroot\cms\aacc-cms\general\xslt\aacc_main_browse.xsl" />

<xsl:include href="E:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cfroot\cms\aacc-cms\general\xslt\rotator\aacc_home_rotator.xsl" />

<xsl:include href="E:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cfroot\cms\aacc-cms\general\xslt\nav\aacc_home_side_menu.xsl" />

<xsl:include href="E:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cfroot\cms\aacc-cms\general\xslt\news\aacc_home_news.xsl" />

<xsl:template match="page">

</div>

<xsl:call-template name="home_side_menu" />

<xsl:choose>

<xsl:when test="string-length(text/child::*[attribute::seq=12])=0" >

<xsl:comment>emergency alert not active</xsl:comment>

</xsl:when>

<xsl:otherwise>

close <img src="/aacc-cms/general/images/icons/controls/close.png" />

</a>

</div>

<div id="emergencyHeader"><h1>AACC Alert</h1></div>

<xsl:apply-templates select="text/child::*[attribute::seq=12]" />

</div>

</xsl:otherwise>

</xsl:choose>

<xsl:call-template name="aacc_home_rotator" /><xsl:comment>rotator</xsl:comment>

</div>

<xsl:if test="string-length(image/child::*[attribute::seq=1]/imgFile)>0" >

<xsl:apply-templates select="image/child::*[attribute::seq=1]" />

</div>

</xsl:if>

<xsl:comment>bottom ad</xsl:comment>

</div>

<h2>AACC Highlights </h2>

<xsl:if test="string-length(text/child::*[attribute::seq=7])>0" >

</xsl:if>

</div>

<xsl:if test="string-length(text/child::*[attribute::seq=8])>0" >

</xsl:if>

</div>

<xsl:if test="string-length(text/child::*[attribute::seq=9])>0" >

</xsl:if>

</div>

<xsl:if test="string-length(text/child::*[attribute::seq=10])>0" >

</xsl:if>

</div>

<xsl:if test="string-length(text/child::*[attribute::seq=11])>0" >

</xsl:if>

</div>

<xsl:if test="string-length(image/child::*[attribute::seq=3]/imgFile)>0" >

<xsl:apply-templates select="image/child::*[attribute::seq=3]" />

</div>

</xsl:if>

<xsl:if test="string-length(image/child::*[attribute::seq=4]/imgFile)>0" >

<xsl:apply-templates select="image/child::*[attribute::seq=4]" />

</div>

</xsl:if>

<xsl:if test="string-length(image/child::*[attribute::seq=5]/imgFile)>0" >

<xsl:apply-templates select="image/child::*[attribute::seq=5]" />

</div>

</xsl:if>

<xsl:if test="string-length(image/child::*[attribute::seq=6]/imgFile)>0" >

<xsl:apply-templates select="image/child::*[attribute::seq=6]" />

</div>

</xsl:if>

<xsl:if test="string-length(image/child::*[attribute::seq=7]/imgFile)>0" >

<xsl:apply-templates select="image/child::*[attribute::seq=7]" />

</div>

</xsl:if>

</div>

<h2 style="font-size:16px; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/newsroom" style="color:#ffffff;">AACC Newsroom</a></h2>

<!--<div class="homepage_news_item" style="color:#ff0000;">

<h3>Password Management Tool Unavailable 3/7-3/8</h3>

</div>

As part of the Friday scheduled system downtime which starts at 9:30 p.m., we will be upgrading the password management tool on March 7th. Due to the nature of this upgrade, we anticipate the password management tool to be unavailable until 3:30 p.m. on Sat., March 8th. During this time, you will not be able to reset your password. We will provide updates here on the AACC website and the portal.

</div>

</div> -->

Loading newsroom feed...

</div>

</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="image/child::*[attribute::seq < 3]" ><xsl:call-template name="genImg" /><br /></xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="image/child::*[attribute::seq > 2]" ><xsl:call-template name="genImg" /></xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Report · Jul 15, 2014

You could have sent the files through the forum's private-mail system. If you have privacy concerns, delete them. In any case, I have them now.

I replaced <textid> and </textid> in the XML content with <textid> and </textid>, respectively. I then saved the files as test.xml and test.xsl. When I ran the following code, there were no problems:

Report · Jul 15, 2014

Thanks for doing this. I tried your suggestion and I got the same error. Then I replaced all the < and > and it still failed. Could it be related to the included XSL files?

Report · Jul 15, 2014

Acutally, probably not. I stripped out the includes and got the same error. It doesn't seem to matter what I do, it keeps throwing that error.

Report · Jul 15, 2014

The test code also works on Coldfusion 10.0.13.287689. So, assuming you made the same replacements I did, the only difference between your code and mine is that you call xmlTransform with 3 parameters. What do you get when you call it with 2 parameters?

Report · Jul 15, 2014

I get the same result. I tried it with the actual site code, and then tried it with this code:

An error occured while Transforming an XML document.

Failed to compile stylesheet. 1 error detected.

The error occurred in E:/Inetpub/wwwroot/cfroot/cms/debug/default.cfm: line 23

21 : <cffile action="read" file="#expandpath('test2.xml')#" variable="xmlFile"> 
22 : <cffile action="read" file="#expandpath('test2.xsl')#" variable="xslFile"> 
23 : <cfset testOutput=xmlTransform(xmlFile,xslFile)> 
24 : <cfdump var="#testOutput#">
25 :

Same result, both times.

Report · Jul 15, 2014

doggonemess wrote:

I get the same result. I tried it with the actual site code, and then tried it with this code:

<cffile action="read" file="#expandpath('test2.xml')#" variable="xmlFile">

<cffile action="read" file="#expandpath('test2.xsl')#" variable="xslFile">

<cfset testOutput=xmlTransform(xmlFile,xslFile)>

<cfdump var="#testOutput#">

Is the "actual site code" the same as above? You should try it with the XML and XSL files you posted above, doing the suggested replacement, so that we can compare notes.

It appears that the difference between our setups is local. Therefore I also wondered whether it would help to use relative URLs for the included XSL files, as follows:

<xsl:include href="../aacc-cms/general/xslt/aacc_main_browse.xsl" />

<xsl:include href="../aacc-cms/general/xslt/rotator/aacc_home_rotator.xsl" />

<xsl:include href="../aacc-cms/general/xslt/nav/aacc_home_side_menu.xsl" />

<xsl:include href="../aacc-cms/general/xslt/news/aacc_home_news.xsl" />

Report · Jul 16, 2014

By "actual code" I mean the CFC based code that we use on the website. The code above that you made I copied to my site and tried it out in the dev environment, and I still get the error.

Report · Jul 16, 2014

Ah, I understand. Thanks for explaining.

What about testing it in a CFM page, rather than in a CFC? Just for the purposes of elimination?

Report · Jul 16, 2014

Oh, and the effect of changing the included links to relative URLs?

Report · Jul 16, 2014

Okay, just tried with relative URLs. I did not get any new errors. But it didn't fix the problem. The test I'm running is directly from a CFM. Let me provide the code below. I'll also provide the code for my generic test xml and xsl. This is the code I got from Adobe, and it actually does work. It makes me wonder what could be different between them. It sure looks the same to me, albeit my code is more involved.

test.cfm:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<head>

<title>debugging</title>

</head>

<body>

CGI.script_name: #cgi.script_name#<br />

CGI.PATH_TRANSLATED: #cgi.PATH_TRANSLATED#<br />

CGI.PATH_INFO: #cgi.PATH_INFO#

</cfoutput>

<cfoutput>#XmlTransform(xmldoc, xmltrans, structName)#</cfoutput>

</body>

</html>

test.xsl:

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:output method="html" doctype-public="-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" />

<xsl:template match="/">

<html>

<body>

<tr>

<th>Price</th>

</tr>

<xsl:for-each select="order/items/item">

<tr>

<td>

<xsl:value-of select="name"/>

</td>

<td>

<xsl:value-of select="unitprice"/>

</td>

</tr>

</xsl:for-each>

</table>

</body>

</html>

</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

test.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<items>

<name>Deluxe Carpenter's Hammer</name>

</item>

<name>36" Plastic Rake</name>

</item>

<name>Standard paint thinner</name>

</item>

</items>

</order>

Report · Jul 16, 2014

I also went in to the XML test2.xml and replaced all instances of <br> with <br />, tried standardizing all the < > < > and > characters to one method, and it still produces the same error. When I strip the xsl:output tag, I do get a bunch of HTML, but it's missing the actual content that should be supplied to the fields. It's really weird.

Report · Jul 16, 2014

When I strip the xsl:output tag, I do get a bunch of HTML, but it's missing the actual content that should be supplied to the fields

A hopeful result. Just might be that tags weren't displayed.

Check out the page's source in the browser. Does it have the actual content?

In any case, it got me wondering whether there is a problem with the xsl:output element. What happens when you use just

<xsl:output method="html" encoding="UTF-8"/>

Report · Jul 16, 2014

Sorry, no dice. Good thought, though. I had a feeling that might produce a different result, but nope, more of the same.

Error at xsl:output on line 2 column 45

XTSE1560: Conflicting values for output property method

Report · Jul 17, 2014

This is telling us that there is another xsl:output element defined elsewhere. Have you checked the included XSL files?

Report · Jul 17, 2014

I did - and just in case, I tried removing all the included templates, and it still failed. I'm going to try another "barebones" method. I'm going to create a simple XSL file to translate the XML and make sure that it works. Then I'll add each element from my actual XSL until it fails.

Report · Jul 17, 2014

I have modified my post, because it crossed yours on the wire. Congratulations on findng the gremlin!

The current error says indeed that there is a character before the XML declaration. Which document does the error message refer to?

Report · Jul 17, 2014

Well, I feel like a big, big dummy. I found it. The output method for aacc_main_browse.xsl is "XHTML". So of course it failed, every time that file was included. FACEPALM. I wonder why it works on our current setup?

With that fixed, I am having another problem, with ColdFusion reporting "content not allowed in prolog" line 1 column 1. Could there be hidden characters or something like that?

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