[OAI-implementers] DOCTYPE question

[Young,Jeff]

Hi Hussein,

In this case, my "metadata" is actually XHTML. The W3C validator at
http://validator.w3.org/ refuses to validate an XHTML document unless a
DOCTYPE is present. Perhaps part of the problem is that this validator
doesn't recognize XML Schemas as an alternative. If I can't include the
DOCTYPE, it would be necessary for OAI clients to be intelligent enough to
insert one if they want to make use of the records in a way that will
satisfy the W3C validator.

As if that's not bad enough, this validator barfs on XML Schemas even if a
DOCTYPE is present. This means that OAI clients will not only have to insert
their own DOCTYPE, they will also have to strip the xmlns:xsi and
xsi:schemaLocation attributes from their records before they can validate
successfully.

Ultimately, I guess, the real answer is that the W3C validator just isn't up
to snuff.

Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hussein Suleman [mailto:hussein@cs.uct.ac.za]
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 2:44 AM
> To: Young,Jeff
> Cc: OAI-implementers (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [OAI-implementers] DOCTYPE question
> 
> 
> hi Jeff
> 
> so why would you want the DOCTYPE retained? what does it contain that 
> could be useful to others?
> 
> also, if it's a DTD, i suspect that once you embed this within an OAI 
> response, the "DOCTYPE" will/should change.
> 
> ttfn,
> ----hussein
> 
> 
> Young,Jeff wrote:
> > I have a situation where the metadata I'm making available 
> via OAI has a
> > DOCTYPE associated with it. Although it's not part of the 
> original document,
> > there fortunately happens to be an existing XML Schema that 
> I can insert to
> > allow me to associate it with an OAI metadataPrefix. 
> Nevertheless, it would
> > be nice if I could pass along the DOCTYPE information as 
> well, rather than
> > discard it. My guess is that even if I could, a typical OAI 
> harvester would
> > ignore it anyway. Any suggestions?
> > 
> > Jeff
> > 
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