The XML is invalid. It's not the schema giving you the problem. You need to use a & instead of &.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Akacem Mohammed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:29 AM Subject: & within a string / parser expects an entity reference > Hello , > > I am using Schemata to parse an xml file. and have among other the following element > > <xs:element name="Firmname"> > <xs:simpleType> > <xs:restriction base="xs:string"> > <xs:maxLength value="90" /> > </xs:restriction> > </xs:simpleType> > </xs:element> > > the firmmname element contains an & charachter for example: Gmbh & Co.KG > the SaxParser is throwing the following error: > > Fatal_Error The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference. at line: 7 > > How should I change the definition of my element in the *.xsd file so that the parser doesn't expects an > > entity reference > > thanks for any help > > Mohammed > > >
