Here's a great Web page that explains namespaces pretty well (IMO):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnxml/html/xml_namespaces.asp
- Joe
Matthew MacKenzie wrote:
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> David RR Webber - XML ebusiness wrote:
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> >
> >What I've seen elsewhere is the opposite arena - where
> >non-technical users believe that the only way to make
> >their markup functional is if they assign prefixes to everything.
> >
>
> I see that as an educational issue. If these users are ignorant to the
> nuances of XML content and schema development, shouldn't the problem be
> solved by showing them how to do it right? Do we really need to define
> a new mechanism which is easier for them to understand? I'm not
> convinced that this namespace stuff is dificult. I just think that it
> is misunderstood by many 'trainers'.
>
> -Matt