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Are inline schema (i.e a schema included in the XML document)
compliant with the W3C recommendations on schema? I keep reading about
them in .net articles on webservices.
I don't understand how this can be the a valid approach, as far as I
know the only way to include information on the structure of an XML
document is by enclosing the DTD in the XML document.
Am I missing something or is this just a MS approach of XML?

martin wrote:

> Are inline schema (i.e a schema included in the XML document)
> compliant with the W3C recommendations on schema? I keep reading about
> them in .net articles on webservices.
> I don't understand how this can be the a valid approach, as far as I
> know the only way to include information on the structure of an XML
> document is by enclosing the DTD in the XML document.
> Am I missing something or is this just a MS approach of XML?

I think an inline schema is allowed and supported by the XML schema
specification although I can't tell you whether MS uses it in a way
complying with the standard or has invented something of its own. Do you
have an example of an MS inline schema?

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