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Re: Why does my browser treat the XML Schema document at aURL

• From: David Sheets <kosmo.zb@gmail.com>
• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
• Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:27:01 -0700

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:22 AM, Costello, Roger L. <costello@mitre.org> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> When I drag and drop an XML document (i.e., a file with the suffix .xml) into my browser, my browser recognizes it as an XML document and processes it accordingly. If the XML document has a stylesheet PI, then the browser styles the XML document using the stylesheet.
>
> When I drag and drop an XML Schema document (i.e., a file with the suffix .xsd) into my browser, my browser informs me that it doesn't recognize the file type.
>
> When I dereference this URL:
>
> http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd
>
>  (which appears to be a URL to an XML Schema document) my browser processes it like an XML document.
>
> Why does my browser treat the XML Schema document at that URL as an XML document?

<http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd> is served with an HTTP header
Content-type: application/xml

> /Roger
>
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  • Why does my browser treat the XML Schema document at a URL as anXML document?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>