Hi,

I am trying to transform an xml file with a doctype that references a dtd that 
wont be available at the point of transform.  Is it possible to still transform 
the xml?

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE foo
  SYSTEM "ini.dtd">
<foo>
</foo>

Currently I get the error: 

java.io.FileNotFoundException: T:\omi transform\ini.dtd (The system cannot find 
the file specified)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: T:\omi transform\ini.dtd (The system cannot find 
the file specified)
        at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.fatal(Parser2.java:3182)
        at 
org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.externalParameterEntity(Parser2.java:2870)
        at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.maybeDoctypeDecl(Parser2.java:1167)
        ....

I have tried using 

xf.setFeature("http://xml.org/sax/features/external-parameter-entities",false);

where xf is the XMLFilter, but crimson doesnt support this feature.  After 
reading around Ive kind of got the impression that the DTD must be available if 
it is specified otherwise the transform should fail (as the xml needs it 
resolve entities etc).

How can I get the xml to parse without the dtd being available?

cheers
andrew

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