On Feb 1, 3:09=A0am, Pavel Lepin <p.le...@ctncorp.com> wrote:
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> > On Jan 31, 2:35=A0am, Pavel Lepin <p.le...@ctncorp.com>
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> >> puvit82 <puvis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Lets suppose that I have defined a simpleType
> >> > "addressType" with 3 enumeration values (Home, Office,
> >> > Vacation) that restrict data entry. I want to use this
> >> > simpleType in 2 different unrelated complexType
> >> > definitions, lets call them "personalAddress" and
> >> > "companyAddress"
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> >> > How will I be able to use "addressType" inside
> >> > "personalAddress" such that the 3 enumeration values
> >> > are taken into consideration, i.e. data entry is
> >> > restricted to either one of those three enumeration
> >> > values and also use the same "addressType" inside
> >> > "companyAddress" such that the enumeration values are
> >> > not considered and the user can enter a completely
> >> > different value for addressType (such as "HomeOffice"
> >> > and the schema validates the XML file)?
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> >> It's in no way the "same simple type" if in one case it's
> >> an enumeration, and in the other case it isn't. Why do
> >> you want to use the same type name to designate two
> >> vastly different things? To introduce some unnecessary
> >> confusion?
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> > pavel, i want to be able to use the same schema type
> > because the schema is set and has been communicated to the
> > recipients; making a change now will cause them to have to
> > update their schema and their mapping code (which is
> > something i want to avoid)
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> You're missing the point. The types are different. You
> cannot refer to two different types by just one name.
> Either define two types, or use one unconstrained type and
> check constraints on the application side.
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Pavel, Thanks for the responses! .. I'm going to go ahead and create
two different types.

Puvit