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Function: url-to-local

url-to-local(url as item()*) as item()*

Description

Converts a file URL into a local system path.

Return value

Return type: item()*

The file URL as a local system path.

Source file

$SPFEOT_HOME/1.0/scripts/common/utility-functions.xsl

Parameters

url

Type: item()*

The URL to be converted to a system path.

Definition

            <xsl:function name="sf:url-to-local">
		               <xsl:param name="url"/>
		               <xsl:variable name="new-url">
			                   <xsl:choose >
				
				      <xsl:when test="matches($url, '^file:/[a-zA-Z]:/')">
					                           <xsl:value-of select="substring-after($url,'file:/')"/>
				                       </xsl:when>
				                 
				      <xsl:when test="matches($url, '^[a-zA-Z]:/')">
					                           <xsl:value-of select="$url"/>
				                       </xsl:when>
				                 
				      <xsl:when test="matches($url, '^file:/')">
					                           <xsl:value-of select="substring-after($url,'file:')"/>
				                       </xsl:when>
				                 
				      <xsl:when test="matches($url, '^[a-zA-Z]+:/')">
					                           <xsl:message terminate="yes">
						                               <xsl:text >ERROR: A URL with an unsupported protocol was specified. The URL is: </xsl:text>
						                               <xsl:value-of select="$url"/>
					                           </xsl:message>
				                       </xsl:when>
				
				                 
				      <xsl:otherwise >
					                           <xsl:value-of select="$url"/>
				                       </xsl:otherwise>
			                   </xsl:choose>
		               </xsl:variable>
		               <xsl:value-of select="replace($new-url, '%20', ' ')"/>
	           </xsl:function>