need help validating an XML file against its XSD file 1

[varocho]

I need help validating an XML file against its associated XSD file. Here's the beginning of the XML file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sps:Capabilities version="1.0.0"
updateSequence=""
xsi:schemaLocation="

http://www.opengis.net/sps

spsGetCapabilities.xsd"
xmlns="

http://www.opengis.net/sps

spsGetCapabilities.xsd"
xmlns:sps="

http://www.opengis.net/sps/1.0"

xmlns:xsi="

http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

xmlnsws="

http://www.opengis.net/ows"

xmlns:gml="

http://www.opengis.net/gml"

xmlns:xlink="

http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">

...

My code works fine when the application has an Internet connection, but it doesn't when no such connection is available. I do have copies of the XSD files, so my question is, what changes do I need to make to the XML file in order so it references the XSD files?

 

[tsuji]

[1] If your application use xsi:schemaLocation attribute in the xml document for validation purpose, simply replace xsi:schemaLocation to point to the local file.
[1.1] If the xml file is on the local file system already, and that the xsd file is on the same directory of it, it should look exactly as what shown.
[1.2] If xml may not be on the local file system, and that you want xsd file on the local (d:\xyz directory) with the same name, you may specific it with something like this.
[tt] xsi:schemaLocation="[ignore]

http://www.opengis.net/sps

[/ignore] [blue]file:///d:/xyz/spsGetCapabilities.xsd[/blue]" [/tt]
[1.2.1] It may or may not be acceptable without file:// protocol and/or local path with backslash. You better check on the application and the specific platform to be assured.

[2] In any case, the xsi:schemaLocation is there of nature being "suggestive", the spec makes no representation that application must follow it to be complied with the spec. It is up to the application. So I suppose the application has no provision to force its own schema to validate against the xml document.

[3] This is erroneous.
>xmlns="[ignore]

http://www.opengis.net/sps

[/ignore] spsGetCapabilities.xsd"
It should simply read like this.
[tt]xmlns="[ignore]

http://www.opengis.net/sps

[/ignore]"[/tt]