XML Schema

[VJK]

Hello,
My XML file is as follows:
---------edited section begins-------------
<name>
<firstName>value1</firstName>
<\name>
<name>
<firstName>value1</firstName>
<middleName>value2</middleName*>
<\name>
<name>
<firstName>value1</firstName>
<middleName>value2</middleName*>
<lastName>value3</lastName>
<\name>
---------edited section ends-------------
Could someone emplain, how to write a valid XML schema for this, please
?
Thanks,
VJK

[Stan Kitsis [MSFT]]

<xs:element name="name">

<xs:complexType>

<xs:sequence>

<xs:element name="firstName" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:sequence minOccurs="0">

<xs:element name="middleName" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:element name="lastName" type="xs:string"
minOccurs="0"/>

</xs:sequence>

</xs:sequence>

</xs:complexType>

</xs:element>
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Program Manager, XML Technologies
Microsoft Corporation

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Hello,
My XML file is as follows:
---------edited section begins-------------
<name>
<firstName>value1</firstName>
<\name>
<name>
<firstName>value1</firstName>
<middleName>value2</middleName*>
<\name>
<name>
<firstName>value1</firstName>
<middleName>value2</middleName*>
<lastName>value3</lastName>
<\name>
---------edited section ends-------------
Could someone emplain, how to write a valid XML schema for this, please
?
Thanks,
VJK

[VJK]

Stan,

Your answer solved my issue. Thank you very much for your help :-)

VJK