Re: XML files referencing DTDs via HTTP
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 07:48:04AM +1100, Brian May wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 01:51:31AM -0800, Tom wrote:
> > That's true. It can be any string. The fact that it just happens to
> > look like an HTTP url and DTD is actually at that URL is not part of the
> > standard, AFAIK.
>
> Errr, we are not getting confused??
>
> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML v4.1.2//EN"
> "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
> Perhaps you were thinking of the PubidLiteral?
You're right. I was thinking of the URLs used in XML namespaces.
On an orthogonal note, while DocBook is a good schema, the other more
business-oriented schemas EBXML, Rosetta, HRXML, the Business reporting
schemas, and all that stuff, are lousy. "Here, kid, here's 50,000
entities. Have fun."
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