This all validates fine on Saxon-SA.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fraser Goffin [mailto:goffinf@h...] 
> Sent: 05 September 2005 15:03
> To: xml-dev@l...
> Subject: [xml-dev] Access to elements from schema imported 
> once removed !
> 
> I have a main transcation schema which INCLUDEs a schema 
> containing a number 
> of type definitions. That schema IMPORTs another schema which 
> contains some 
> global element declarations which are used to extend one of 
> the types in the 
> import'ing schema.
> 
> Transaction schema
>   --> includes base types
>        --> imports global elements
> 
> When an XML instance based on the transaction schema is created that 
> contains a reference to one of the global elements of the 
> imported schema, 
> XMLSpy">XMLSpy outputs the message :-
> 
> 'Could not validate element <<globalElement>>. No type 
> definition was found'
> 
> If I view the transaction schema, the imported types and elements are 
> clearly visible. Can anyone tell me why the XML is invalid ??
> 
> I have attached a simplified example below :-
> 
> XML Instance Doc
> ===========
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <tns:includedRoot xmlns:tns="urn:bar" 
> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
> xsi:schemaLocation="urn:bar includingSchema.xsd" xmlns:imp="urn:foo">
>   <fromImported>
>     <root>blah</root>
>     <imp:globalElement>blah</imp:globalElement>
>   </fromImported>
> </tns:includedRoot>
> 
> transaction schema
> ============
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="urn:bar"
>   targetNamespace="urn:bar"
>   elementFormDefault="unqualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">
>   <xs:include schemaLocation="importingSchema.xsd"/>
>     <xs:element name="includedRoot">
>       <xs:complexType>
>         <xs:sequence>
>           <xs:element name="fromImported" type="Extended"/>
>         </xs:sequence>
>       </xs:complexType>
>     </xs:element>
> </xs:schema>
> 
> 
> importing schema
> ===========
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
> elementFormDefault="unqualified"
>    attributeFormDefault="unqualified" xmlns:imp="urn:foo">
>   <xs:import namespace="urn:foo" schemaLocation="importedSchema.xsd"/>
>   <xs:complexType name="myBaseType">
>     <xs:sequence>
>       <xs:element name="root" type="xs:string"/>
>     </xs:sequence>
>   </xs:complexType>
>   <xs:complexType name="Extended">
>     <xs:complexContent>
>       <xs:extension base="myBaseType">
>          <xs:sequence>
>            <xs:element ref="imp:globalElement" minOccurs="0"/>
>          </xs:sequence>
>       </xs:extension>
>     </xs:complexContent>
>   </xs:complexType>
> </xs:schema>
> 
> imported schema
> ==========
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
> elementFormDefault="qualified"
>   attributeFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="urn:foo" 
> xmlns="urn:foo">
>   <xs:element name="globalElement" type="xs:string"/>
> </xs:schema>
> 
> 
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