getBasePath()

[Peter A. Volchek]

Guys,
you have missed to port XMLPlatformUtils::getBasePath() function.

The XMLPlatformUtils::getFullPath() functions returns the fully qualified
name of input suource rather than full path. e.g. For input file
F:\sample\a.xml it will return F:\sample\a.xml, rather than F:\sample.
Relative path is calculated incorrect.
For example, suppose we have the directory with sample xml files
(F:\sample).
If you run your parser from different location (suppose from root D:\) and
give it an input file from that directory then:

1. You give it a standalone file
D:\> parser.exe -i f:\sample\a1.xml
It parses ok

2. You give it a file with reference to dtd that is located in the same
directory (F:\samples\a2.dtd)
D:\> parser.exe -i f:\sample\a2.xml
It will end up with error
An exception occured! Type:RuntimeException, Message:Could not open DTD file
'D:\a2.dtd'

Here the code where it happens:
LocalFileInputSource::LocalFileInputSource(const XMLCh* const filePath)
{
    //
    //  If the path is relative, then complete it acording to the current
    //  working directory rules of the current platform. Else, just take
    //  it as is.
    //
    if (XMLPlatformUtils::isRelative(filePath))
    {
        XMLCh* tmpBuf = XMLPlatformUtils::getFullPath(filePath);
        setSystemId(tmpBuf);
        delete [] tmpBuf;
    }
     else
    {
        setSystemId(filePath);
    }
}


The function XMLPlatformUtils::getFullPath(filePath) retunrs the path
relative to the directory where the parser was run from.

In the previous version (XML4C2.3.1) you provided getBasePath() function,
which I used to get the base path
(F:\samples) of the input file. Later, in derived expandSystemId() I made
myself a path to the dtd file as:
rememberedBasePath + systemId

So, please return this function back or make an appropriate changes in
getFullPath function.

Thanks,

Peter A. Volchek
Software Engineer
Metis International, Inc.
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