> You should specify your governing schema in an instance document (as opposed to code):
I don't think that's really the way to go overall since the data can move and the location of the schema may not always be the same depending on where the XML data is being validated. This is especially true in applications in which the XML data is being sent from one place to another, or in SOAP calls in which the application that produces the XML data cannot be trusted to include a reference to the schema that I (as the recipient) should use to validate it. The schemas are mine; they do not belong to any application that produces the data. I did learn that my syntax was wrong (Thanks George for pointing out that the targetNamespace value needed to be in front of the name of the schema file -- that was my oversight). David --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]