newbie-ish DTD question: am i asking too much of XML, or of my brain?

[Pete Beazley]

> <?XML version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
> <!ELEMENT model (topic* link*)>
> <!ELEMENT topic (topic* link*)>
> <!ELEMENT link>

You need to separate the optional content with the OR connector, | , and
define some sort of content model for link.
Try this:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE model [
<!ELEMENT model (topic | link)*>
<!ELEMENT topic (topic | link)*>
<!ELEMENT link (#PCDATA)>
]>
<model>
  <link>link stuff</link>
</model>

Pete
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