Re: [xml-dev] ISO Schematron beginners question: including multiple patterns

You aren't missing anything.

The way <sch:include> is designed, the entire contents of the 
referenced XML file are incorporated at the point, thus because it is 
a standalone XML file it can be only a single element.

Schematron is currently under revision.  One possible suggestion you 
could make would be to add some semantics such that, perhaps, if the 
<sch:include href=""> points to a document whose document element is 
<sch:include> (without href=) then that document element is 
interpreted as a wrapper and the contents are then "unwrapped" when 
included where referenced.

Just something that has come to mind ... I haven't suggested it 
myself.  But then I think your requirement would be met in the 
revised specification.

I hope this is helpful.

. . . . . . . . . Ken

At 2010-06-14 21:40 +0200,  wrote:
>as far as I can see, with Schematron it is not possiple to include
>multiple sch:patterns from an external file - sch:include accepts only
>well formed xml, and there is no grouping element (like <define/> in
>RelaxNG) to surround multiple sch:patterns.
>
>Did I miss something? Have you any suggestions for a workaround?


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