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Okay, I know I'm gonna burn in hell for this, but here goes.. >:-) Use an external DTD and make the URL for the DTD run a Java Server Page, like this: <% String[] e = request.getParameterValues("elem"); for (int i=0; i < e.length; i++) { %> <%="<!ELEMENT "+e[i]+" ("+e[i]+"Name, "+e[i]+"Type)>"%> <%="<!ELEMENT "+e[i]+"Name (#PCDATA)>"%> <%="<!ATTLIST "+e[i]+"Name nametype (latin|common) \"common\">"%> <%="<!ELEMENT "+e[i]+"Type (#PCDATA)>"%> <% } %> The output of the JSP is a DTD in the form you just described. You need to have a local DTD? No problem! Just do this in your DTD: <!ENTITY fun SYSTEM "http://localhost:8080/dtdfun.jsp?elem=Mammal&elem=Bird&elem=Fish"> %fun; Sorry, it's been a long day and I'm obviously quite punchy. Hopefully someone has practical solution. Mark On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Justin Lipton wrote: > Hi, > > I was wondering if anyone has come across this problem. > We are currently using a DTD that has the following structure. > Ignore the actual names used here as they are purely for illustrative > purposes but assume that there is no choice but to use such a structure: > > <!ELEMENT Mammal (MammalName, MammalType)> > <!ELEMENT MammalName (#PCDATA)> > <!ATTLIST MammalName (latin|common) "common"> > <!ELEMENT MammalType (#PCDATA)> > > <!ELEMENT Fish (FishName, FishType)> > <!ATTLIST FishName (latin|common) "common"> > <!ELEMENT FishType (#PCDATA)> > > <!ELEMENT Bird (BirdName, BirdType)> > <!ATTLIST BirdName (latin|common) "common"> > <!ELEMENT BirdType (#PCDATA)> > > Image dozens of elements like this! > > Is there a way (either with a Schema or a DTD) to generalise this type of > structure such that: > <!ELEMENT * (*Name, *Type)> > <!ATTLIST *Name (latin|common) "common"> > <!ELEMENT *Type (#PCDATA)> > > Cheers, > Justin. > >
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