Re: XML editor

Paul Prescod (papresco@technologist.com)
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 08:12:01 -0500


> Is there any XML editor which does validation based on DTD when I create
> the XML document. (after assoicating a DTD) For e.g if I try to add a
> invalid child it should give warning or based on DTD it should list what are all
> the valid children for a particular node. (Is it possible??)

Yes it is possible. As far as I know, the only tools that do it are tools
that were formerly SGML tools. Check out Steve Pepper's "Whirlwind guide":
http://www.infotek.no/sgmltool/editetc.htm#cat-edit

Paul Prescod - http://itrc.uwaterloo.ca/~papresco

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