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Validate XML with XSD

Hi,

I'm completely new to XML and I'm trying to validate and XML document with an XSD. I've used two different tools to try and make this work and both fail with essentially the same error:

"The element declaration was not found for root element query.querySubmission. "

I've read every thing I could find on this and I'm still baffled by the whole thing. Here is the document header:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<query:querySubmission xmlns:query="http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/Query" xmlns:co="http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/Common" xmlns:ad="http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/Address" xmlns:orgCd="http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/OrganizationCode" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/Common \\voyager\c$\QRXS\npdb-hipdb-common.xsd">

Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

That either means that the schema is not found at location
\\voyager\c$\QRXS\npdb-hipdb-common.xsd
or that the querySubmission element is not declared in that namespace

The target namespace of the schema appears to be
http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/Common

The namespace of the querySubmission is
http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/Query

Since they are different, this means that there is a schema import.
So make sure that inside the schema the imports of other schema modules is pointing to accessible files

Maybe you can send the schema

jimc5240

ASKER

I just tried to attach the files and the web site says that the file extension .xsd is not allowed. I tried zipping it up but no go. Can I cut and paste something?

Thanks

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

you can always change the extension to .txt
the server will then accept it
(or send a zip to my email address, found in my profile)

jimc5240

ASKER

Duh. Here it is
npdb-hipdb-common.txt

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

Hey, I can't verify where the problem is, because you are importing other schema modules, which you did not provide
please check them for further nested imports, I suspect there are more

<import namespace="http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/OrganizationCode" schemaLocation="npdb-hipdb-organization-type-code.xsd"/>
<import namespace="http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/Address" schemaLocation="npdb-hipdb-address.xsd"/>

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

so, make sure that at your site, all modules you need are available at the import address
after that validate again

good luck

Geert

jimc5240

ASKER

Sorry, this is everything I have, I wasn't sure what you needed.
npdb-hipdb-address.txt
npdb-hipdb-individual.txt
npdb-hipdb-occupation-licensure.txt
npdb-hipdb-subject-import.txt

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

well
before I can tell you more...
I think you are at least missing this one
npdb-hipdb-organization-type-code.xsd

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

If you don't have that one, it explains why the XML was not valid

jimc5240

ASKER

Okay, I think I found the remaining files but still can't get it to work. Here are the files.
npdb-hipdb-organization-type-cod.txt
npdb-hipdb-organization.txt

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jimc5240

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I know this isn't an aswer but I wanted to give you the points for the effort, thanks

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

welcome, it would have pleased me more, if I would have given you more help