Re: min/maxOccurs, can be expressed in a schema?

> > If you declare two variables - "Foo" and "Bar", then there is no reason
> > that you can declare "Foo" as a simpleType, which is an [integer], but
> > with a maxExclusive value of the value of "Bar"
> How can I reference the value of another attribute in a maxExclusive
> restriction?
> Can I do it with a W3C schema, or I need a Schematron schema as Jeni Says?

Unfortunately you can't reference the value of another attribute in XML Schema.

> And another question, I haven't heard anithing of Schematron, It's a comercial
> tool?
> It's an extension to W3C Schemas?, or is a completly different schema language?

Schematron is a different XML Schema language developped by Rick Jelliffe which has
it's strengths in co-occurence constraints. The good thing is that it is quite easy
to extend your W3C XML Schemas with embedded Schematron rules. See my previous post
at [1].

Cheers,
/Eddie

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xmlschema-dev/2001Nov/0049.html



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> Cheers,
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> Joan Jesús Pujol Espinar
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