Appendix 1: Tools and Resources for Working with XML and XSLT

1. To Use the Example Files. The "engine" that makes XSLT files do what they do, which is free, is XT by James Clark. Clark offers it for free, working on Unix and Windows. For Mac users, I recommend a copy of VirtualPC so you can run Windows programs (yes, for real) on your PowerMac. In a forthcoming issue of Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies, I have instructions for the Mac, and some different XSLT scripts. The tools for doing this are free, and it’s fairly easy (see http://vedavid.org/xml/docs for links to the instructions). In the long run, you'll benefit in multiple ways from having Windows on your Mac. And, the big secret is, Windows runs more stable on a Mac!

The best way to do this is to have a Pentium II or better (or the equivalent with VirtualPC, if you don’t want to install MRJ SDK—free from Apple’s web site--on a Mac), and about 250 Mb of hard disk space.

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