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Thomas B. Passin wrote: > Jonathan Borden wrote - > > > > > Perhaps now that XML Schemas are coming on the scene, it > is time to consider > > distinguishing between parsing and validation in terms of > transformations > > (which you suggested a couple of weeks ago :-). For > example suppose a DTD > > had an <?xml-stylesheet> PI ala an Architectural Form PI, > might not this > > direct the parser to perform a pre-validation transform? > > > Seems to me that Schematron can be thought of as > "validation in terms of transformations." After all, you do > it with xslt. > Actually I was thinking about using XSLT as a way to generalize Architectural Forms so that in defining a Base and Inheritable Architecure, not only can elements and attributes be 1-1 mapped, but arbitrarily transformed *prior* to validation. So more appropriately: inheritance in terms of transformation. Jonathan Borden The Open Healthcare Group http://www.openhealth.org
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