no it cannot be validated .. cos it must have a dtd .. at the most we can
say is its well formed or not 
rgds 
mukund

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Adam Claridge [SMTP:yafnaro@xxxxxxxxx]
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> Subject:	 validation definition
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> hi all,
> 
> very new to xsl/xml and a short question here.
> 
> if a document contains no dtd, is it valid, invalid or not 
> validatable? that is, if there is nothing for it to validate against, 
> can it be said to be valid/invalid?
> 
> cheers,
> 
> adam
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