Next time, please post this kind of quesiton on xerces-j-deve mailing list.
Your xml file is not well-formed, Just as the error message said, the XMLDecl has to be placed in the VERY beginning of the file, there could be nothting, not even spaces and new line before a XMLDecl, this is prescribed by the XML 1.0 spec. _____ Eric Ye * IBM, JTC - Silicon Valley * [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kishore Reddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 12:37 PM Subject: basic question on xml scmeha - help me > > I am XML beginner. > I have very basic question on xml scmeha. > > I am trying to parse (SAX Parser) simple xml using schema > and got the following error. Attached are simple xml file > and schema. Please help me in this regard. > > I am using xerces parser "xerces-1_2_2". > > /****************************************/ > java SAXParserDemo simple.xml > > start Document > [Fatal Error] simp.xsd:2:7: The XML declaration may > only appear at the very beginning of the document. > ** Parsing error > Line : 2 > URI : file:///home/kchapati/xerces_parser/test/simple.xml > Message : General Schema Error: Stopping after fatal error: > The XML declaration may only appear at the very > beginning of the document.. > ** Parsing error > Line : 2 > URI : file:///home/kchapati/xerces_parser/test/simple.xml > Message : General Schema Error: Can't get back Schema > document's root > element :file:///home/kchapati/xerces_parser/test/simp.xsd. > grammar not found > ** Parsing error > Line : 2 > URI : file:///home/kchapati/xerces_parser/test/simple.xml > Message : Element type "Top" must be declared. > start element : Top > ** Parsing error > Line : 3 > URI : file:///home/kchapati/xerces_parser/test/simple.xml > Message : Element type "Telephone" must be declared. > start element : Telephone > end element : Telephone > end element : Top > end Document > > /******************************************* > > /------- xml file "simple.xml" -------------------/ > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <Top xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/1999/XMLSchema-instance"; > xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation='simp.xsd' > > <Telephone> 9725074850 </Telephone> > </Top> > > /%%%%%%%%%%%%% schema "simp.xsd" %%%%%%%%%%%%%%/ > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <schema> > > <element name="Top" > > <element name="Telephone" type="string" /> > </element> > > </schema> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > >
