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Specifying the DTD path
In my XML files, the path to the DTD has to be specified in Unix format (so that other tools will work properly); for example, “/net/srvr99/data/…”. XML Tools doesn’t seem to recognize that path format, it seems to require standard Windows format (e.g., “M:\…”). Is there a way to tell XML Tools to ignore the path in the files and use a different one?
Do you really want it to ignore the path, or simply convert forward slashes to backslashes?
Well my initial thought was to see if XML Tools could ignore the path in the files and use one I specify. The form in the files is Unix: "/net/srvr_/data/projects/dtd_/Schemas_folder/document.xsd" The path that XML Tools likes is Windows: "M:\projects\dtd_\Schemas_folder\document.xsd" So it's not just converting the slashes. What do you think?
You can use url format.
Instead of M:\projects\dtd_\Schemas_folder\document.xsd,
enter file:M:/projects/dtd_/Schemas_folder/document.xsd or file:/projects/dtd_/Schemas_folder/document.xsd
Sorry, you misunderstood me. The Unix path in each file has to stay that way (there are other processes the files go through that require it). I was wondering if XML Tools could have an option of using either the path declared in the files or a path specified in, say, the plug-in's options--a global/default path (in an acceptable form).
Mmmh this looks very specific. I'm trying to find something that would be useful to others users too. I am trying to think to a solution based on a work directory that could be defined in options, but I'm not even sure it would help since you would have to enter path relatively... Other idea ?
I was afraid this might be too specific to my needs. I'm not a software developer, I don't know what goes on under the hood. I was imagining an option whereby if the user specifies a path to a DTD file, that is the path/file against which the open file would be validated--regardless of what's declared in the file. If the user doesn't specify a path in this option, then the path declared in the file would be used. Easy to imagine, not so easy to implement, I'm sure. Maybe it's impossible.
We can imagine that an option "Always prompt for schema/dtd" might do the job : when enabled, the xsl/dtd selection dialog would allways open on validation and override the inline declaration. Do you think it would be ok ?
So, if enabled, when I click the toolbar button to validate the open file I will be presented with a dialog that will ask for the path to the dtd, correct? Can that dialog be automatically populated with the path? Can it remember the path?
The dialog is only hidden, therefore it contains previous path when re-opened. But it won't link path to current file, nor remember path between NPP instances.
From your last comment it sounds like you're working on something. How's it going?
Something is on the road, but there is still lot of work.
In order to override inline schema, I must remove the schemaLocation or noNamespaceSchemaLocation, but there are some complications:
- I cannot simply remove theses attributes because it would change elements positions, and position references in errors would be wrong afterwards
- I must be sure that I'm removing correct attribute, i.e attribute having prefix corresponding to
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instancenamespace - In order to be generic, I must be able to remove DTD declaration too
- All this must be performed without duplicating whole xml in memory in order to avoid memory overflow on large xml files
As you can see, there are some challenge and I'm quite busy these days, so I have no idea when it will be finished. Maybe not before weeks.
No worries. I can work around the issue. And if you think the usefulness of this option doesn't extend to anyone but me, feel free to say so and stop working on it. I asked for it with no idea what it would entail. XML Tools is a great plugin as is.