All,

While Els message pretty much covers everything, I'd like to add just a bit
on the XML case issue.

XML is case-sensitive with respect to SGML "names." This means that if the
DTD declares the name of an element as scopecontent, then the tag in the
instance must be in the same case: <scopecontent>. <SCOPECONTENT> and
<ScopeContent> will be flagged as errors by an XML validating parser. SGML
parsers will not object because SGML is not case-sensitive.

Author/Editor converts are all element names in tags into uppercase. The
EAD DTD declares all element names (and all names) in lowercase. Obviously
this will be a problem when using Author/Editor instances as XML instances.
Fortunatley James Clark's suite of SGML tools now includes a utility for
converting SGML instances into XML instances. Among other things, it will,
if issued the right command, convert uppercase element names into lowercase.

See http://www.jclark.com/sp/index.htm

Daniel

At 04:08 PM 11/13/1998 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear Derrick Clements,
>
>At 20:55 12-11-98 -0500, you wrote:
>>  My problem is that, having downloaded the Version 1.0 files from
>>the EAD Website, that the first amongst those files, ead.dtd,
>>will not validate within RulesBuilder.  I immediately get an error
>>message with regards to the character length of various elements:
>>
>>"Error in Document Type Definition: Name too long.  The length of a
>>name must not exceed NAMELEN (8) characters.  The value of NAMELEN
>>can be increased using an SGML Declaration."
>
>The reason for this error to appear is that apparently your application
>uses its default declaration file which is set to "NAMELEN 8" (i.a. maximum
>namelength is 8 characters). You should use the EAD declaration file that
>is also at the LOC site: "eadsgml.dcl" (NOT the eadsgml.dec!) and make sure
>SoftQuad Rulesbuilder uses this declaration file. This declaration file
>gives you a NAMELEN of 128 characters. Also make sure you adjust your
>catalog file for the ead dtd and entity files(eadbase.ent, eadchars.ent,
>eadnotat.ent, eadtable.ent).
>
>The host domain of the Library Of Congress' FTP server is: ftp.loc.gov
>ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/ead/ gives you all the necessary files.
>
>>Is this a problem with SoftQuad?   Someone has described the ".rls"
>>RulesBuilder file as "notorious".   Is there a 'quick and dirty
>>solution'?  What about WordPerfect 8 and its sgml capabilities?  Is
>>this the better way to go?
>
>Actually there is an ead.rls file already at the same LOC location. You can
>use this rules file and start right away in Author Editor (after having
>adjusted the catalog file).
>
>>My other concern is with SoftQuad and XML compliance.  SoftQuad marks
>>up in UPPER CASE.  It is my understanding that XML compliant markup
>>must be in lower case, which the EAD DTD (ead dtd?) Version 1.0 is
>>written in, so as to be XML compliant.  Is this also a problem?
>>
>XML is case-sensitive! Markup in the instances should comply with
>upper/lower case as used in the DTD.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Els van Trigt
>http://www.alfabase.nl
>
>
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