Re: Table lookup datatype

Hi,

> How do I define my own datatype for a table lookup? What I want is to
> be able to define in my schema something like this: <xsd:element
> name="states" type="tablelookup" category="states"/> where the
> category field defines howI should get the list of enumerated values.

I'm not really sure what you're asking but if it is "can I use my own
attributes on XML Schema components?" then the answer is yes. XML Schema
allow you to include any attribute from a namespace other than
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema. In your example above that would be
something like:

<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:other="www.other.com">
<xs:element name="states" type="tablelookup" other:category="states"/>
.....

Cheers,
/Eddie