XML stylesheet error

[ali.shah]

Hi!

I am converting SGML doctypes to XML but I get the following error when running the stylesheet validation:

Expected an element name

The error points to a parameter entity in the DTD:

<!ELEMENT entry %tblcon;>

I have removed this and tried validation but the errors always point to parameter entities.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Ali

[TimPhelps]

Are you attempting to incorporate the CALS table model in your document type?

Do you have in your AEInstallPath\doctypes\catalog references to the CALS table model?

What is your error message?

[ali.shah]

Hi Tim,

Yes I am trying to incorporate the CALS table model in the doctype. My catalog file has a reference to the CALS table DTD.

The Architect error message is:

C:\xml-cch\common\table.dtd : Line: 112 Column: 38

Expected an element name

Line 112 in table.dtd reads:

<!ELEMENT entry %tblcon;>

The %tblcon; parameter entity is in a file called common.dtd and reads:

<!ENTITY % tblcon "(

#PCDATA |

%emph; |

%ref; |

%text; |

picture |

space

)* ">

Please let me know if you need any other info.

Thanks.

[TimPhelps]

Did you include or reference the calstblx.dtd?

[TimPhelps]

• Arbortext support for CALS tables is quite specific.
• Variation from actual table model not supported.
• Ensure table code conforms to existing CALS table model.
• Structure and attributes must be same.
• Consider referencing model found at
  • [install_path]\entities\calstblx.xsd
  • [install_path]\entities\calstblx.dtd
• Change the attributeFormDefault="unqualified"

[RayStachowiak]

I had a similar problem and it seems that XML does like #PCDATA when you can also call TEXt with a #PCDATA in it too.

I use CALS tables in all our DTDs

My tablecon looks like
<!ENTITY % tblcon "(warning | caution | note | regulation | para | para1 | seqlist | randlist | ftnref | graphic)+" >

the called entity is:

ENTITY % NAVtable PUBLIC "-//Navistar//DTD Fragment for Table Markup V1.01//EN" >

%NAVtable;

We do not type only text in a table hence we do not use PCDATA either in our SGML or XML dtds

[TimPhelps]

Ali,

Have you gotten your CALS tables to work?

If so, could indicate how you were able to get them working?