Re: [xml] XML validation

[Rush Manbert <rush manbert com>]

Daniel Veillard wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 05:52:19PM -0800, Rush Manbert wrote:
>
> > Yan Seiner wrote:
> >
> > > I have an embedded system that uses XML extensively.  Many of the XML 
> > > files are modified and generated by other software.  I am looking for a 
> > > simple XML well-formedness checker, something I can point at an XML file 
> > > and tell the user that s/he has a problem with file xyz.xml around line 
> > > YYY or maybe element XXX.
> > > Does any such thing exist?  I've found RXP, but it doesn't use 
> > > libxml.... I really don't want to introduce more stuff into my (already 
> > > bloated) embedded box...
> > The obvious answer is xmllint 
>
>   yes
>
>
> > (which needs a DTD).
>
>   no :-) . Well formedness is tested just by running
>     xmllint --noout file.xml
>
> and only well-formedness errors will be printed there, and possibly some
> warning (which can be suppressed with --nowarning).
Oh. Cool! I've never used it without a DTD. Sorry for the misinformation 
and thanks for the clarification. I have a use for this...
- Rush