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From: "Stan Kitsis [MSFT]" <skits@---------.--->
To: NULL
Date: 2/2/2005 10:09:00 AM

Hi Victor,

Depending on what you are trying to achieve, you might be able to use 
xs:unique/xs:key/xs:keref to enforce uniqueness.

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Stan Kitsis
Program Manager, XML Technologies
Microsoft Corporation

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"Victor Engmark" <victor.engmark@c...> wrote in message 
news:ctqlr9$j2i$1@s......
> Hello all,
>
> I'm working on an XML Schema to define the rules for valid data to import 
> into a database. However, it seems that the datatype xs:ID requires a 
> _letter_ as the first character, and my IDs are numeric.
>
> Is there any other standard XML Schema datatype which has the same 
> restrictions as xs:ID, without the restriction on the first letter? If 
> not, how can I create such a datatype?
>
> -- 
> Victor Engmark
> Q - Why do computer geeks celebrate Halloween on Christmas?
> A - Because OCT 31 equals DEC 25.

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