Thanks! Cheers, Charles
On 5/1/14, 11:52 PM, "Hussein Shafie" <[email protected]> wrote: >Charles Eckel (eckelcu) wrote: >> When I open an XML file in XMLmind, it assumes the dtd file is in the >>same >> directory as the opened file. > >Not exactly. As mandated by the XML standard, it uses the system ID of >the DTD, whatever is this system ID. > >Example: let's suppose your XML document starts with: > >--- ><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > ><!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//XMLmind//DTD Simple Section//EN" >"http://www.xmlmind.com/dtd/section.dtd";> > ><section> >... ></section> >--- > >The public ID, that is, the formal name of the DTD, of the above DTD is: > >-//XMLmind//DTD Simple Section//EN > >The system ID, that is, the location of the DTD file, of the above DTD is: > >http://www.xmlmind.com/dtd/section.dtd > >This location can be relative or absolute. If relative, then it's >relative to the location of the XML document. > > > > >> Is there a way to specific an ³include² path >> and have it look there for the dtd for any XML file? > >Yes, there is a standard mechanism for that called *XML* *catalogs*. > >Article: "XML Entity and URI Resolvers" -- >http://xerces.apache.org/xml-commons/components/resolver/resolver-article. >html > >OASIS standard: "XML Catalogs, OASIS Standard V1.1, 7 October 2005" -- >https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/14809/std-entity-xml-ca >talogs-1.1.html > > > >XML catalog for the above example: > >--- ><catalog xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:entity:xmlns:xml:catalog" > prefer="public"> > <public publicId="-//XMLmind//DTD Simple Section//EN" > uri="file:/C:/Users/charles/Documents/dtd/section.dtd"/> ></catalog> >--- > >Basically, the above XML catalog maps a public ID "-//XMLmind//DTD >Simple Section//EN" to an alternate, local, system ID >"file:/C:/Users/charles/Documents/dtd/section.dtd". (Notice the use of >URLs, not filenames.) > > > >In order to deploy this catalog: > >1) Copy the XML catalog file to any of the two addon/ folders scanned by >XMLmind XML Editor during its startup: > >* XXE_install_dir/addon/ > >* XXE_user_preferences_dir/addon/ where XXE_user_preferences_dir/ is: > >----------------------------------------------------------- > ** $HOME/.xxe5/ on Linux. > > ** $HOME/Library/Application Support/XMLmind/XMLEditor5/ on the Mac. > > ** %APPDATA%\XMLmind\XMLEditor5\ on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. > > Example: C:\Documents and Settings\john\Application >Data\XMLmind\XMLEditor5\ on Windows XP. >C:\Users\john\AppData\Roaming\XMLmind\XMLEditor5\ on Windows Vista, 7 and >8. > > If you cannot see the "Application Data" directory using Microsoft >Windows File Manager, turn on Tools>Folder Options>View>File and >Folders>Show hidden files and folders. >----------------------------------------------------------- > > >2) Click "Quick Start cache|Clear" in the "Options|Preferences" dialog >box, "Advanced|Cached data" section, to force XMLmind XML Editor to >rescan its two addon/ folders. > >More info: >http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/advancedOptions.html > > >3) Restart XMLmind XML Editor. > > > >-------------------------------- >XMLmind XML Editor configuration >-------------------------------- > >You seem to use XMLmind XML Editor without a configuration which would >teach XMLmind XML Editor how to cope with the type of XML documents you >edit. > >XMLmind XML Editor is a below than the average XML editor, unless an >ad-hoc configuration has been developed for the type of documents being >edited. > >Out of the box, we provide configurations for XHTML, DocBook and DITA. >There are also advanced configurations contributed by third-party >developers: Daisy, TEI, EAD, etc. > >It's not difficult to write a simple configuration for your document >type. See "Writing a configuration file for XXE" -- >http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/configure/config_file.html > >Of course, an XML catalog is often an integral part of even the simplest >configuration. > -- XMLmind XML Editor Support List [email protected] http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support
