RE: XML-data for defining schemas

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From: owner-xml-dev@i... [mailto:owner-xml-dev@i...]On Behalf Of Giorgos Kaltekis
Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 7:04 AM
To: xml-dev
Subject: XML-data for defining schemas
Importance: High

I am trying to write my own schemas using the Xml-data schema provided by Microsoft. I use the following lines

<Schema xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-data"
  xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes">

 

to refer to the XML-data. When I try to use the validation feature, for example put a string to an element whose type has been declared as an int, I cannot see an error from IE5. Shouldn't I?

No. Validation is switched off when loading an XML document into IE5. You need to create the parser object, set "validateOnParse" to TRUE and then load the document to get the validation working. And this actually only works for document.load, not for document.loadXML.

 

So, I feel that my schema cannot use the features of the XML-data of Microsoft. HAS ANYBODY USED MICROSOFT'S XML-DATA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM?

Yes, see above.

 

If so, HOW?

I would be very glad to hear some opinions, because I am working on my project for the university and it is very urgent to know whether or not I can use the XML-data technology is writing schemas.

 

Yes, you can, it's just not as easy as it might be. For instance you can use Microsoft's XML notepad and configure it to "validateOnParse". You will then get the validation error you are looking for when loading a document...