In this lesson, participants learn what validation means. This lesson defines validation and describes its range of application. Participants learn how to identify DTDs and XDR schemas. One of the objectives of this lesson is for participants to be able to recognize DTDs and XDR schemas, and to a lesser extent read them. Participants do not need to know how to generate a DTD or an XDR schema, only to recognize one and to a limited extent, to read one. | msdn training Module 3 Validating XML Contents Overview 1 Lesson Introducing Validation 2 Lesson Using XSD Schemas 11 Quiz 15 Lab 3 Using Office XP to Generate a Schema 16 Microsoft Information in this document including URL and other Internet Web site references is subject to change without notice. Unless otherwise noted the example companies organizations products domain names e-mail addresses logos people places and events depicted herein are fictitious and no association with any real company organization product domain name e-mail address logo person places or events is intended or should be inferred. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright no part of this document may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise or for any purpose without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Microsoft the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property. 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft MS-DOS Windows Windows NT ActiveX BackOffice bCentral BizTalk FrontPage MSDN MSN Netshow PowerPoint SharePoint Visio Visual Basic Visual C Visual C Visual InterDev Visual Studio Windows Media and Xbox are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the . and or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Module 3 Validating XML iii Instructor Notes Presentation After completing this module participants will be able to 45 Minutes Identify situations