Vladimir is correct. This construction was valid in SGML mixed content, but
not in XML mixed content.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vladimir Gapeyev [mailto:vgapeyev@s...] 
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 1:28 PM
> To: Brenda O'Busek
> Cc: xml-dev@l...
> Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Mixed content problem
> 
> 
> Reporting the error that comes from the parser could help...
> 
> From what I know about DTDs, it seems that the 
> (symposium?,contribgrp?) piece is at fault: it says that 
> these two elements should come in this order, adjacent to 
> each other,--- a constraint that should not be imposed in 
> mixed content.  But seek a second opinion if you need a 
> definite answer.
> 
> Vladimir
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Brenda O'Busek wrote:
> 
> > Hello -
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm having trouble with the following content model in a DTD:
> >
> >
> >
> > <!ELEMENT metanote
> > 
> ((#PCDATA|emph|meta-received|meta-accepted|meta-revised|meta-presented
> > |m
> > eta-submit|
> >
> >                                                edcode|techeditor) |
> > (symposium?,contribgrp?))*                                       >
> >
> >
> >
> > This seems to follow all the XML mixed content rules, but I'm still 
> > getting a parsing error. Can anyone explain, or help with a 
> workaround?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
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> >
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