Re: [xml] Losing DTD reference when saving XML file

[Ross Mohn <rpmohn waxandwane org>]

Any hint on how to keep the DTD in the XML file when saving it, please?
Thanks in advance! -Ross

On Tue, 2007-02-13 at 14:34 -0500, Ross Mohn wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm working on a small app that reads in data from an xml file, makes
> some changes, then I want to save the xml file again. I validate the XML
> against a DTD because I want to make sure it's valid and because I want
> to use ID attributes. The trouble I'm having is that all DTD references
> are lost when I save the file. I've tried it with a full internal DTD
> and with an external DTD reference, but the lines just are not saved.
> The save functions I've tried are:
>       xmlSaveFormatFile(FILENAME, doc, 1);
>
> and:
>       ctxt = xmlSaveToFilename(FILENAME, ENCODING, 1);
>       ret = xmlSaveDoc(ctxt, doc);
>       xmlSaveClose(ctxt);
>
> Either way, this line is not saved in the output:
>       <!DOCTYPE beeswax SYSTEM "beeswax.dtd">
>
> I searched these mail archives but didn't turn up any clues. Ideas?
>
> Thanks! -RPM
>
>
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