20. Automation details

If you use the exercise or answer automation queries,

  1. The server will automatically add the script elements that load the runtime and the stylesheet you specify to the document before returning it to the browser.

  2. If the server detects that the XSL file has been saved more recently than the SEF file, it will automatically recompile the stylesheet for you.

    (When this happens, there will be a short, but noticable delay in the time it takes to open the file in the browser.)

If you take advantage of the automatic compilation, make sure you have the server running in a shell window that you can see. That is where the error output will go if your stylesheet doesn’t compile!