defense of XML Schema (was: RE: my XSLT equipment)

Tue Feb 1 18:30:01 GMT 2000

From: "Brandt Dainow" <bd at internet-etc.com> on 01/02/2000 03:56 PM

Please respond to "Brandt Dainow" <bd at internet-etc.com>

To:   xml-dev at ic.ac.uk
cc:    (bcc: Jean Marc VANEL/EFFIX/fr)

Subject:  RE: my XSLT equipment

I have to disagree. I think the schema format is MUCH worse to work with. It
is overly long

The spec. is long, it's true, but you don't HAVE TO use all the gadgets in it, they are here in case of need. With <element>, <type>, and <attribute>, you can roughly reproduce the DTD semantics.

(and a drag to code) and adds nothing of value over DTD's.

You can parse the XML Schema just like any XML, you don't have to wait for a DTD API. And then you can generate code to read XML data, make user form, generate queries, adapt to schema variations,
etc.

I'll ignore the fact it is not finished and unstable.

You can make something usable with what we have now, and translate it later to final spec. with a XLST transform, or just stay with this version if your application doesn't evolve.

Brandt Dainow
bd at internet-etc.com
Internet Etc Ltd
http://www.internet-etc.com

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-xml-dev at ic.ac.uk [mailto:owner-xml-dev at ic.ac.uk]On
>Behalf Of
>Jean Marc VANEL
>Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 10:39 AM
>To: xml-dev-ig%PMDF%MHMAIL at mr.effix.fr; xml-dev at ic.ac.uk
>Subject: RE: my XSLT equipment
>
>
>
>
>Translation XML Schema --> DTD
>
>Lots of tools need a DTD, but the  XML Schema is a better
>format to work with (though not completely stable).
>
>A solution is to generate a DTD from the XML Schema using a
>XSLT stylesheet.
>This is simple light-weight solution, and I maintain that you
>don't have to depend on big tools like XML Authority to do this.
>
>Anyone willing to share code for this XSLT stylesheet ?
>
>Jean-Marc
>
>
>
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