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Hello,
I am trying to validate my XML document against a schema using the
Sun Multi-Schema XML Validator. Unfortunately, my schema fails to
validate, and is failing because of this cryptic message:

element "xs:complexType" is not allowed here

which is complaining about the second line of this declaration
<xs:element name="ISBN" type="xs:string">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="pub_status">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="NYP"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType> </xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Does anyone have any advice? I would like the following XML to
validate:

<ISBN pub_status="NYP">0030518293</ISBN>

Thanks, - Dave

D. Alvarado wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to validate my XML document against a schema using the
> Sun Multi-Schema XML Validator. Unfortunately, my schema fails to
> validate, and is failing because of this cryptic message:
>
> element "xs:complexType" is not allowed here
>
> which is complaining about the second line of this declaration
> <xs:element name="ISBN" type="xs:string">
> <xs:complexType>
> <xs:attribute name="pub_status">
> <xs:simpleType>
> <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
> <xs:enumeration value="NYP"/>
> </xs:restriction>
> </xs:simpleType> </xs:attribute>
> </xs:complexType>
> </xs:element>
>
> Does anyone have any advice? I would like the following XML to
> validate:
>
> <ISBN pub_status="NYP">0030518293</ISBN>

The root of the problem is that an element of type string cannot contain
a complex element. Also, the attribute element is not closed. Check out
http://www.w3schools.com/schema/schema_complex_text.asp for a good
explanation and example.

--
Victor

(D. Alvarado) writes:

> [schema] failing because of this cryptic message:
>
> element "xs:complexType" is not allowed here
>
> which is complaining about the second line of this declaration
>
> <xs:element name="ISBN" type="xs:string">
> <xs:complexType>

xs:element can _either_ name a type definition _or_ embed one but not
both.

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