Converting
from DTD to XML schema
You get
a lot of benefits and flexibility in handling the XML documents if you
are converting from the old DTD to the XML schema.
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Data
types like xsd:integer, xsd:date, xsd:string and many more are supported
in XML schema. Hence converting to XML schema from DTD is beneficial.
Apart from
that you can also use the benefits of object orientation like inheritance
and encapsulation in it. It is also compatible with other XML technologies
like web services. Hence it is essential to convert to an XML schema.
If you
have a DTD file it is easy to convert to an XML schema if you have the
right tool. Most of the industry leading products used as XML editors
would do the job of converting to a schema.
All you
have to do is to input the DTD file and run the tool to get the output
as xsd file. It's that simple. Tools like XMLSpy, Xselerator, CookTop,
Exchanger and many more would do that job for you. Apart from that online
tools are also available.
