On 29 Jan 2004, at 13:11, Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
> Charles Muller wrote:

> > As a person who up to this point not yet touched schemas, I am
> > wondering to what extent the move to schemas is an overall trend
> > within TEI

> schemas are good if you
>
>   * need multiple namespace working
>   * want to use some of the editing tools which dont grok DTDs well *
>   want strong datatyping * want the other kids on the block to give
>   you respect

I have seen talk about Schemas as if they are the next DTD-like
thing. However, I read in the XML specs: "Definition: An XML document
is valid if it has an associated document type declaration and if the
document complies with the constraints expressed in it."
(<http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml#dt-valid>)

So it would seem to me that you always need at least a DTD to be able
to produce valid XML (if you so desire).

Are there tools to generate a DTD from a Schema?

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branko collin
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