JAXP XSLT transformation UTF-8 issue

Question

Hi all,
I have XML file generated from Java app. File is valid and is in UTF-8.
I have XSLT template created with Altova StyleVision. Template is to produce RTF output file from above XML.
I Java app there are two variant for XSLT transformation - with and without Saxon. I have simplified the code and it is almost the same in two variants.
File outputFile = new File("path");
*if (saxonToBeUsed) {*
ClassLoader saxonClassLoader = SaxonLoader.getInstance(saxonPath);
TransformerFactory transFact = TransformerFactory.newInstance("net.sf.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl", saxonClassLoader); //$NON-NLS-1$
Transformer trans = transFact.newTransformer(xsltSource);
trans.setOutputProperty("encoding", "UTF-8"); //$NON-NLS-1$
StreamResult res = new StreamResult(outputFile);
trans.transform(xmlSource, res);
*} else {*
TransformerFactory transFact = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
Transformer trans = transFact.newTransformer(xsltSource);
trans.setOutputProperty("encoding", "UTF-8"); //$NON-NLS-1$
StreamResult res = new StreamResult(outputFile);
*// Same result -> StreamResult res = new StreamResult(new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream(outputFile), "UTF-8"));*
*// Same result -> StreamResult res = new StreamResult(new PrintWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream(outputFile), "UTF-8")));*
trans.transform(xmlSource, res);
XML file contains Arabic or Chinese text. RTF is generated.
When RTF and XML are opened with text editor or web browser Arabic/Chinese whatever text is readable.
The issue is that when RTF is opened with MSWord/WordPad/Open Office Writer :
- Saxon generation -> RTF file can be opened and Arabic/Chinese text is normal i.e readable. English language is readable too.
- JAXP generation -> RTF file can be opened but Arabic/Chinese is scrabmbled, messed up. English language is readable.
All three files (XML,XSLT,RTF) are in UTF-8
I have installed Chinese and Arabic true type fonts. When I create manual MSWord doc i can write some of their symbols.
Please suggest some solution.
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi jtahlborn,
I found the difference between two RTFs. This is one table cell containing random Arabic text
XSLT 1.0 generated:
{\*\bkmkstart محمود_شمام_لرويترز:_القذافي_قتل_في_هجوم_للمجلس_الانتقالي}{\fs16 محمود شمام لرويترز: القذافي قتل في هجوم للمجلس الانتقالي}
XLST2.0 generated:
{\*\bkmkstart محمود_شمام_لرويترز:_القذافي_قتل_في_هجوم_للمجلس_الانتقالي} {\fs16\u1605?\u1581?\u1605?\u1608?\u1583?\u32?\u1588?\u1605?\u1575?\u1605?\u32?\u1604?\u1585?\u1608?\u1610?\u1578?\u1585?\u1586?\u58?\u32?\u1575?\u1604?\u1602?\u1584?\u1575?\u1601?\u1610?\u32?\u1602?\u1578?\u1604?\u32?\u1601?\u1610?\u32?\u1607?\u1580?\u1608?\u1605?\u32?\u1604?\u1604?\u1605?\u1580?\u1604?\u1587?\u32?\u1575?\u1604?\u1575?\u1606?\u1578?\u1602?\u1575?\u1604?\u1610?}
But I don't know how to fix it. Both files are generated with Saxon, same Java code, only XSLTs are different.
Any ideas ?