Using XSLT stored in the database

Hi all,
I have an XML file stored in the database as a CLOB. I also have a XSLT stored in the database as a CLOB. I want to apply the XSLT to the XML but the xslprocessor.newStylesheet requires that I provide a url for the stylesheet. Is there any other way of acheiving this transformation?
Thanks
Goel

Use the XMLTYPE object.
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declare
xml_obj xmltype;
xml_clob clob;
xsl_clob clob;
begin
-- fetch the xml, xsl into your clobs
xml_obj := xmltype.createxml(xml_clob);
htp.p(xml_obj.transform(xmltype(xsl_clob)));
end;
XMLTYPE object (new in 9iR2) has a very handy API for manipulating XML.

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