On 3 Feb, 21:11, Grant Robertson <b...@bogus.invalid> wrote:
> Thanks everyone! I always get the best, right to the point, answers in
> this newsgroup. It is such a relief from trying to get any straight
> answers in any Microsoft newsgroup.
>
> No matter how many times I go over it I keep forgetting that the prefix
> is just a local shorthand within the XML document for the actual
> namespace which is the URI. I see the prefix with the colon after it and
> think I am seeing a namespace name. Hopefully once I learn enough to
> start designing my schema and actual work with XML files more than just
> looking at examples, then I will get it through my head.
>
> Thanks again.

Hi Grant,
It looks like you pretty much understand the namespace thing and just
need more practice.  However, just in case a alternative way of
looking at it might be helpful, you might find the approach used by
James Clark on the following page useful:

http://www.jclark.com/xml/xmlns.htm

Perhaps more for the benefit of others that happen to drift this way
in future looking for answers, the most concise description of XML
namespaces I've found so far is:

http://atmanes.blogspot.com/2006/07/short-explanation-of-xml-namespaces.html

Cheers,

Pete.
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