importing schema

[farseer]

Hello,
i have a schema which also imports the XHTML schema:

<xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2002/08/xhtml/xhtml1-strict.xsd"/>

This schema validates fine in XMLSpy and in VS2005.

However, in Visual Studio 2005 beta2, when i attempt to reference this
schema from "Templates and Add-ins" it complains that "One or more of
the selected schemas requires additional schemas. these schemas will
automatically be attached to your document".
The problem is, when it attempts to do this an error is occurs: "one or
more schemas you have selected cannot be used in this document. A
schema may not be available, may not be valid, or may require
additional schemas in order to function correctly".

NOW, when i go to Schema Library from "Templates and Addins", clear
everything out, then add my schema here, it correctly finds the XHMTL
namespace and adds it to the list of schemas. however, when time comes
to include those references, the error is "The namespace prefix is not
allowed to start with the reserved string 'xml'."

I am almost certain this is referring to the XHTML schema. but i am
not sure why Word is complaining about this? that schema is valid, as
it is THE xhtml schema defined by the WC3 organization.

any ideas?

[Bjoern Hoehrmann]

* farseer wrote in microsoft.public.dotnet.xml:

NOW, when i go to Schema Library from "Templates and Addins", clear
everything out, then add my schema here, it correctly finds the XHMTL
namespace and adds it to the list of schemas. however, when time comes
to include those references, the error is "The namespace prefix is not
allowed to start with the reserved string 'xml'."
This is a known bug in many Microsoft products, the original Namespaces
in XML Recommendation was unclear about declaring the "xml" prefix in
documents; it's considered disallowed in many Microsoft products and the
W3C later clarified that it is allowed. See also

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/...5Feb/0141.html
I am almost certain this is referring to the XHTML schema. but i am
not sure why Word is complaining about this? that schema is valid, as
it is THE xhtml schema defined by the WC3 organization.

You could try

http://schneegans.de/frontpage/xhtml-schema/ (german)

instead.
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[Chris Lovett]

Sounds like a big in the product. You try loading this schema in the "XML
Text Editor". That should work.
The 'xml' prefix is probably coming from the fact that xhtml imports the xml
namespace for xml:space attributes.

"farseer" <fa*****@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:11*********************@g43g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...

Hello,
i have a schema which also imports the XHTML schema:

<xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2002/08/xhtml/xhtml1-strict.xsd"/>

This schema validates fine in XMLSpy and in VS2005.

However, in Visual Studio 2005 beta2, when i attempt to reference this
schema from "Templates and Add-ins" it complains that "One or more of
the selected schemas requires additional schemas. these schemas will
automatically be attached to your document".
The problem is, when it attempts to do this an error is occurs: "one or
more schemas you have selected cannot be used in this document. A
schema may not be available, may not be valid, or may require
additional schemas in order to function correctly".

NOW, when i go to Schema Library from "Templates and Addins", clear
everything out, then add my schema here, it correctly finds the XHMTL
namespace and adds it to the list of schemas. however, when time comes
to include those references, the error is "The namespace prefix is not
allowed to start with the reserved string 'xml'."

I am almost certain this is referring to the XHTML schema. but i am
not sure why Word is complaining about this? that schema is valid, as
it is THE xhtml schema defined by the WC3 organization.

any ideas?

[farseer]

the solution for now was to download the schema locally and change the
ref from "xml" to 'xm'. not clean, but it works for now