I would like to second Ray's comments about including the Schema in the
VOTable definition.
I would like to suggest removing the DTD entirely from the standard.
I would like to endorse Ray's suggestion for the ivoa.net namespace.
Roy
> Hi VOTablers,
>
> I'll confess that I have not actually read the WD "VOTable Format
> Definition v1.09" start to finish; however, my previous post about COOSYS
> brings up a relevent point for this document. As my comment reveals, the
> prose document does not define the format to the same level of detail as
> the XSD file. I therefore recommend that we establish a close coupling
> between the standard document and the schema.
>
> That is, we should (as you did in the 1.0 version) include the Schema
> and/or the DTD as an appendix to the document. Then in the document
> (perhaps in section 1.3), we should say that when using the XML Schema
> approach (marked by the use of xmlns attributes), this is the schema that
> defines a compatible VOTable; when the DTD approach is used, this is the
> DTD that defines a compatible VOTable. Because of the greater ability to
> constrain syntax with Schema, the XSD file should be considered the more
> definitive standard for syntax. Even when an application is using the DTD
> to validate, the application should assume the stricter constraints
> defined in the XSD.
>
> Finally, I may have mentioned this one about the namespace. I think it
> would be appropriate to base the namespace URI on www.ivoa.net. In
> particular, I recommend we follow the convention used with the resource
> metadata schemas, and use "http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VOTable/v1.1".
>
> cheers,
> Ray
>
>
Received on 2004-05-21Z00:17:29