Re: [xml-dev] DTD questions

From
Bob Foster <>
Date
2004-03-28T03:45:47Z
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Re: [xml-dev] DTD questions
Richard Tobin wrote:
>>What I want to do is simple :
>>
>><!ENTITY % test "(oneElem|theOther)">
>><!ELEMENT root %test;>
>>
>>I try with xerces, microsoft and xmlspy  parser that all refuse this.

It seems very likely you are making some other mistake. I just tried the 
following DTD with Xerces:

<!ENTITY % test "(oneElem|theOther)">
<!ELEMENT root %test;>
<!ELEMENT oneElem ANY>
<!ELEMENT theOther ANY>

Validates fine with, e.g., this document:

<!DOCTYPE root SYSTEM "testentity.dtd">
<root>
   <oneElem/>
</root>

Unless you are trying to put the above in an internal subset, it is not 
your problem. If you are, that is your problem.

Bob Foster