RE: Why does my browser treat the XML Schema document at a URL asan XML

["Rushforth, Peter" <Peter.Rushforth@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca>]

Roger,

It may be that the .xsd file extension is registered in your operating system
as having program association.

However, file extensions mean nothing on the web.  Media types (RFC 2046) distinguish
formats and their semantics.  This is why links must be typed,
either by @type or with an implied format via @rel.

Cheers,
Peter 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Costello, Roger L. [mailto:costello@mitre.org] 
> Sent: September 10, 2012 07:23
> To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: [xml-dev] Why does my browser treat the XML Schema 
> document at a URL as an XML document?
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> When I drag and drop an XML document (i.e., a file with the 
> suffix .xml) into my browser, my browser recognizes it as an 
> XML document and processes it accordingly. If the XML 
> document has a stylesheet PI, then the browser styles the XML 
> document using the stylesheet.
> 
> When I drag and drop an XML Schema document (i.e., a file 
> with the suffix .xsd) into my browser, my browser informs me 
> that it doesn't recognize the file type.
> 
> When I dereference this URL:
> 
> http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd 
> 
>  (which appears to be a URL to an XML Schema document) my 
> browser processes it like an XML document.
> 
> Why does my browser treat the XML Schema document at that URL 
> as an XML document?
> 
> /Roger
> 
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