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<DIV><FONT size=2>can I use a reference to a general external entity within a
DTD to refer to another DTD?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>For example if I declare</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><!ENTITY Chapter1 SYSTEM "chapter1.dtd"></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>can I use the following within a DTD for book, let's say
book.dtd :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><!ELEMENT Book (CHAPTER1|CHAPTER2)></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><!ELEMENT CHAPTER1 ("&Chapter1;")></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>so that I give the CHAPTER1 element the structure described in
chapter1.dtd?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>cheers </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>George</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>