xslt - Getting detailed error description from Saxon 9.x in .net -

i have xslt2 transform engine setted saxon 9.x. have big xml file large xsl transformation file. can make transform xqsharp xslt2 engine, saxon getting error:

javax.xml.transform.transformerconfigurationexception: failed compile stylesheet. 1 error detected.

i more detailed error information saxon example linenumber of error , cause. 2 exceptions found are:

1. saxon.api.dynamicerror
2. saxon.api.staticerror

but not thrown. how detailed error desription?

i have following code:

<webmethod()> _ public function xsltsaxon(byval inputxml string, byval inputxsl string) string         dim response string = ""          try             ' create processor instance.             dim processor new processor()              ' create xml reader based on xml string             dim xmlreader xmlreader = xmlreader.create(new stringreader(inputxml))              ' load source document.             dim input xdmnode = processor.newdocumentbuilder().build(xmlreader)              ' create transformer stylesheet.             dim transformer xslttransformer = processor.newxsltcompiler.compile(new stringreader(inputxsl)).load()             ' set root node of source document initial context node.             transformer.initialcontextnode = input              ' create serializer.             dim serializer new serializer()              dim result stream = new memorystream()             serializer.setoutputstream(result)              transformer.run(serializer)             result.position = 0             using reader streamreader = new streamreader(result)                 response = reader.readtoend()             end using         catch ex saxon.api.dynamicerror             response = string.format("<error>dynamicerror</error>", ex.tostring)         catch ex saxon.api.staticerror             response = string.format("<error>staticerror</error>", ex.tostring)         catch ex exception             response = string.format("<error>{0}</error>", ex.tostring)         end try          return response end function 

by default compilation error messages written standard error output stream. ends on .net of mystery if you're not running command-line console - think goes log file buried somewhere in system, it's configurable. flexible way of handling errors in application use errorlist property of xsltcompiler - if set property empty list, saxon add error information end of list staticerror object, application can retrieve , display wherever suitable.

please note, if go sourceforge page saxon find there both forum , mailing list saxon questions. questions posted either of locations answer. stackoverflow great place, it's hit-and-miss whether question gets noticed.