Re: [docbook] xml parsing

Hi Alex,

Successful validation against the DocBook schema is only possible if the instance is well-formed XML. So, if jing says a DocBook instance is valid, it also means the instance does not have any XML parsing errors.

Best Regards,
Dick Hamilton
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On Jun 3, 2013, at 8:18 PM, Alex Kleider wrote:

> As a new comer to DocBook I've bee using the following tool chain:
> 
> jing /usr/share/xml/docbook/schema/rng/5.0/docbook.rng docbookDocument.xml
> xmlto --skip-validation html bluebook.xml
> 
> It seems to work, but:
> 
> From my reading:
> DocBook.xml must first be checked for XML parsing errors before it is
> validated against docbook.rng (RelaxNG grammer and Schematron rules.)
> Jing is a RelaxNG validator (in Java.)
> 
> Does Jing also check xml parsing errors or should I be using another tool first?
> I can't find clarification of this issue on the Jing site (or anywhere else, for that matter.)
> 
> I've been using vim as my editor, on a Linux (Ubuntu) platform.
> 
> Any advice/guidance appreciated.
> Thanks.
> 
> alex
> 
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