Declare entities in xml schema

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cleciovarjao
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Declare entities in xml schema

Post by cleciovarjao »

In DTD, I can easily create entities which are displayed in the entities view. However, is it possible to declare entities using xsd? Or How can I declare using DTD and embed it in my schema file (xsd).
I've tried "Enable DTD/XML Schema in doucment type detection", and added the following in my schema file:

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<!DOCTYPE root
[
<!ENTITY eacute "é&#xE9;">
]>
thanks.
george
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Re: Declare entities in xml schema

Post by george »

No, neither XML Schema nor other schema languages provide a replacement for DTD entities. However, you should be able to use entities in addition to other schema languages. You need to declare the entities in the document you want to use them.
In oXygen please make sure that you have not disabled the Options->Preferences -- XML -- XML Parser -- "Ignore the DTD for validation if a schema is also specified" option if you want to use the DTD only for entity resolution.

Best Regards,
George
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