"John Saunders" <john.saunders at trizetto.com> wrote in message
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> "Harlz" <nospam@n...> wrote in message
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> >I have a xml spec I created for an order entry process.  I'm validating
the
> > xml against a schema (xsd).  One of the fields in the xml spec is a
> > product
> > code.  I have another xml document that lists the product codes with a
> > description of the products.  I want the schema to import the product
> > codes
> > xml document and validate the product code field against these codes
from
> > the product data xml document.  My reason is if I add  or change
products
> > I
> > only have to modify the product code xml document.  I'm not even sure if
> > this is possible any one know if this is possible.
>
> One XML schema can import or include another. If you put your product code
> file into the format for an XML schema, then your main schema could import
> it.
>
> If it's not an XML schema, then another XML schema cannot use it.
>
> Also, how many product codes are there? If there are many, then your
schema
> could become quite large and inefficient. You might consider leaving
product
> code validation out of the schema, and instead, validate it in code, using
> the product code file.
>
> If you _really_ want to do it "the XML way", then you could create an XSL
> stylesheet which references the product code file using the "document"
> function.
>
> John
>
>

The product codes xml document is not a schema.  I'll look into the
stylesheet idea may work out.