xsd.exe and include

[Iain]

I'm using xsd to generate c# classes representing XML files. Mostly for
configuration.

I find that there is a lot of commonality of definitions between the various
xsd files and I would like to split out these common definitions into a
separate xsd file.

I have some idea of how to do this with the .xsd files using include.
However, it is not clear to me that I can then use XSD to generate the cs
files which represent the global definitions and the cs files that use them.

Has anyone done this?

Iain

[Iain]

Further to this, this seems pretty simple using include.

However, I cannot get this to work with import which would be my preference.

As far as I can see it makes no effort to read the imported file.

I get warnings that indicate that the types in the import are not declared
and finally an error that says the datatype XXXXX is missing.

Should this work?

Iian
"Iain" <id********@dircon.co.uk> wrote in message
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I'm using xsd to generate c# classes representing XML files. Mostly for
configuration.

I find that there is a lot of commonality of definitions between the various xsd files and I would like to split out these common definitions into a
separate xsd file.

I have some idea of how to do this with the .xsd files using include.
However, it is not clear to me that I can then use XSD to generate the cs
files which represent the global definitions and the cs files that use them.
Has anyone done this?

Iain

[Iain]

so apparently, xsd ignores the schemaLocation in the import statement and
you have to put all the xsd files on the command line.

xsd importedFrom.xsd importedto.xsd /c

Now all I'm left with (ha ha ha ha ha) is wondering how to end up with
SEPARATE cs files for each xsd file. doing the import thing looks exactly
as if you've done an include. Shame. It coudl be nice.

(Or have I missed something else?)

Iain
"Iain" <id********@dircon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eh**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Further to this, this seems pretty simple using include.

However, I cannot get this to work with import which would be my preference.
As far as I can see it makes no effort to read the imported file.

I get warnings that indicate that the types in the import are not declared
and finally an error that says the datatype XXXXX is missing.

Should this work?

Iian