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Using XSLT to enrich an XML document

807591May 4 2008 — edited May 4 2008
I would like to enrich an XML document. I want to do it by merging the result of a XSLT into it.
I use the following code:
javax.xml.transform.Transformer trans = TransformerFactory.newInstance().newTransformer(<xslt doc>);
Result result = new DOMResult(<the xml doc that i want to enrich>);
Source xmlSource = new DOMSource(<some other xml doc>);
trans.transform(xmlSource,result);
The problem is that I'm getting:
org.w3c.dom.DOMException: HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: An attempt was made to insert a node where it is not permitted. 
at org.apache.xerces.dom.CoreDocumentImpl.insertBefore(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.dom.NodeImpl.appendChild(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.trax.SAX2DOM.startElement(SAX2DOM.java:141)
at com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.closeStartTag(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:205)
at com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.serializer.ToSAXHandler.flushPending(ToSAXHandler.java:291)
at com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startElement(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:646)
at com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startElement(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:508)
at transform.template$dot$0()
at transform.applyTemplates()
at transform.transform()
at com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.runtime.AbstractTranslet.transform(AbstractTranslet.java:594)
at com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.trax.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:644)
Does anyone know how can I do it?

Thanks,
Daniel
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