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Yes, XML schema can handle this.

The definitions for each namespace need to go in a separate schema document,
and any schema document that refers to elements defined in a different
namespace needs to use xs:import to import that namespace.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ycao5@s... [mailto:ycao5@s...] 
> Sent: 13 July 2005 15:24
> To: xml-dev@l...
> Subject:  can xml schema represent such a instance 
> xml document here?
> 
> Hi,
> 
>     I met a complicated xml instance document which has two 
> different sets of 
> namespace in it.  Now I want to create a xml schema for this 
> xml instance 
> document with several ways but those do not work perfectly. I 
> am a beginner of 
> xml. So I wish people here could give me a suggestion.  The 
> following is the 
> xml instance document:
> 
> <item  xmlns="http://www.acmeinc.com/jp#supplies"
>        xmlns:toy="http://www.acmeinc.com/jp#toys">
>   <name> backpack </name>
>   <feature>
>        <toy:item>
>             <toy:name>cyberpet</toy:name>
>        </toy:item>
>   </feature>
>   <item xmlns="http://www.acmeinc.com/jp#supplies2"
>             xmlns:toy="http://www.acmeinc.com/jp#toys2">
>         <name>notebook</name>
>         <toy:name>sticker </toy:name>
>    </item>
> </item>
>  
>      I hope my problem is clear somewhat.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> elizabeth
> 
> 
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