Date:         Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:21:30 -0500
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From:         Andrew E Switala <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      A few more MADS schema issues
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Some validation errors are reported by the Xerces parser.  In the
definition of type "hierarchicalGeographic":

[Error] : derivation-ok-restriction.2.2.a: Error for type 'hierar
chicalGeographic'.  The attribute use 'type' in this type does not have
a matchi
ng attribute use in the base, and the base type does not have a
wildcard attribu
te.

    This could be given a quick fix (i.e. add the requisite wildcard
attribute to the mods-for-mads schema) but IMHO it more strongly points
toward the usefulness of a common type library for MODS and MADS.

In the definition of type "descriptors":

[Error] : src-resolve: Cannot resolve the name 'HierarchicalGeogra
phic' to a(n) 'type definition' component.

    Should be "hierarchicalGeographic".

In the definition of type "otherElementsType":

[Error] : src-resolve: Cannot resolve the name 'mods:IdentifierTy
pe' to a(n) 'type definition' component.

    Should be "mods:identifierType".

If XMLSpy doesn't catch these errors, you might take a look at Xerces
from xml.apache.org; it's free.

--Andy