Re: DOCBOOK: docbook and msxml 4 sp1

[Jeff Biss <jeff@marco-inc.com>]

Ed,

I use XMLWriter without any problems. I had problems and their tech 
support is exellent and helped me figure out what I was doing wrong.

Send them the file that generated the error and the relevant DTD file. 
They will help you figure this out.

Sincerely, Jeff Biss


ed nixon wrote:

> There has been a thread about editors and Docbook that originated with 
> a query about XMLSpy.
>
> Yesterday, I downloaded an evaluation version of a Windows based 
> product from Wattel (sp?) called XMLWriter.
>
> I loaded the small Docbook artical I'm working on and clicked the 
> validate button. The validation, which is successful in XMetaL and 
> Saxon, failed. The error message took me to dbcentx.mod, line 308 and 
> printed the message, "Parameter entity must be defined before it is 
> used."
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> Lines 307 - 9 of dbcentx.mod are:
> <![ %ISOamsa.module; [
> %ISOamsa;
> ]]>
>
> And, obviously, ISOamsa *is* defined, beginning on line 174 of the 
> same file.
>
> XMLWriter relies on the MS XML parser and I had installed the latest, 
> SP1 version to follow vendor recommendations.
>
> After writing to their tech support, I was asked to submit my files 
> for them to test. Before I try to figure out what they mean by "my 
> files", I thought I'd ask here for information about bugs, etc. in the 
> MS parser. I had the general impression that MS was doing pretty well 
> with it; now, I'm not sure.
>
> Anyone have any comments? I haven't seen anything go by on the list 
> about MS utilities for ages, which may be its own answer to my 
> question -- it doesn't work. I should have searched the list archives, 
> but I'd gotten to the end of the note before it occurred to me; sorry.
>
> Thanks from Wattel for whatever you can pass along to me.
>
> Regards.                 ...edN
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