"Wayne Wengert" <wayneDONTWANTSPAM@wengert.com> wrote in message
news:edj%23VN8eEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I am exporting an XML file based on a dataset using VB.NET. This works
fine
> but the resulting xml file does not include namespace prefixes, which are
> required by another tool I am trying to use (Altova Stylevision). (See
> samples below) Stylevision won't see a file as valid unless it includes
the
> namespace prefixes? I am confused about the whole namespace issue? It is
not
> clear to me what the namespace really does here - or why it is needed? Is
> there a way to have .NET create xml files that include the namespace?
>
> ========== XML without namespace info ==============
> <?xml version="1.0" ?>
> <NewDataSet>
> <CGShows>
> <RegionalID>Denver</RegionalID>
> <SeqNbr>1</SeqNbr>
> <ShowName>Denver SA Prelims Rnd 1</ShowName>
> <ShowDate>2004-07-24T00:00:00.0000000-06:00</ShowDate>
> <Type>SC</Type>
> <PorF>P</PorF>
> <Round>1</Round>
> <Eqp1Judge>ADAMO S</Eqp1Judge>
> <Mov1Judge>ADAMS R</Mov1Judge>
> <Ens1Judge>BEENS E</Ens1Judge>
> <GE1Judge>ANDERSON M</GE1Judge>
> <GE2Judge>BERTELLE S</GE2Judge>
> <TaPJudge>ARGY T</TaPJudge>
> <CGPerfSched>
> <RegionalID>Denver</RegionalID>
> <SeqNbr>1</SeqNbr>
> <PerfTime>2004-07-24T09:00:00.0000000-06:00</PerfTime>
> <UnitID>10</UnitID>
> <Nickname>Arapahoe HS WG</Nickname>
> <Class>SA</Class>
> </CGPerfSched>
> .............
>
> ========== XML With Namespace Info ====================
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <mstns:NewDataSet xmlns:mstns="http://tempuri.org/SingleCGShow.xsd"
> xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata"
> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
> xsi:schemaLocation="http://tempuri.org/SingleCGShow.xsd
> SingleCGShow.xsd">
> <mstns:CGShows>
> <mstns:RegionalID>Denver</mstns:RegionalID>
> <mstns:SeqNbr>1</mstns:SeqNbr>
> <mstns:ShowName>Denver SA Prelims Rnd 1</mstns:ShowName>
> <mstns:ShowDate>2004-07-24T00:00:00.0000000-06:00</mstns:ShowDate>
> <mstns:Type>SC</mstns:Type>
> <mstns:PorF>P</mstns:PorF>
> <mstns:Round>1</mstns:Round>
> <mstns:Eqp1Judge>ADAMO S</mstns:Eqp1Judge>
> <mstns:Mov1Judge>ADAMS R</mstns:Mov1Judge>
> <mstns:Ens1Judge>BEENS E</mstns:Ens1Judge>
> <mstns:GE1Judge>ANDERSON M</mstns:GE1Judge>
> <mstns:GE2Judge>BERTELLE S</mstns:GE2Judge>
> <mstns:TaPJudge>ARGY T</mstns:TaPJudge>
> <mstns:CGPerfSched>
> <mstns:RegionalID>Denver</mstns:RegionalID>
> <mstns:SeqNbr>1</mstns:SeqNbr>
> <mstns:PerfTime>2004-07-24T09:00:00.0000000-06:00</mstns:PerfTime>
> <mstns:UnitID>10</mstns:UnitID>
> <mstns:Nickname>Arapahoe HS WG</mstns:Nickname>
> <mstns:Class>SA</mstns:Class>
> </mstns:CGPerfSched>
> <mstns:CGPerfSched>
> <mstns:RegionalID>Denver</mstns:RegionalID>
> <mstns:SeqNbr>1</mstns:SeqNbr>
> <mstns:PerfTime>2004-07-24T09:08:00.0000000-06:00</mstns:PerfTime>
> <mstns:UnitID>606</mstns:UnitID>
> <mstns:Nickname>Loveland HS CG</mstns:Nickname>
> <mstns:Class>SA</mstns:Class>
> </mstns:CGPerfSched>
> ..................
>
>

"Lukas Alber" <lukas.alber.NoSp@m.algacom.ch> wrote in message
news:eia9XW9fEHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Wayne
> I keep struggling with prefixes and namespaces too. Usually I keep playing
> with the ElementFormDefault and AttributeFormDefault properties until I
get
> the desired result.
> Lukas
>
> "Wayne Wengert" <wayneDONTWANTSPAM@wengert.com> wrote in message
> news:edj%23VN8eEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > I am exporting an XML file based on a dataset using VB.NET. This works
> fine
> > but the resulting xml file does not include namespace prefixes, which
are
> > required by another tool I am trying to use (Altova Stylevision). (See
> > samples below) Stylevision won't see a file as valid unless it includes
> the
> > namespace prefixes? I am confused about the whole namespace issue? It is
> not
> > clear to me what the namespace really does here - or why it is needed?
Is
> > there a way to have .NET create xml files that include the namespace?
> >
> > ========== XML without namespace info ==============
> > <?xml version="1.0" ?>
> > <NewDataSet>
> > <CGShows>
> > <RegionalID>Denver</RegionalID>
> > <SeqNbr>1</SeqNbr>
> > <ShowName>Denver SA Prelims Rnd 1</ShowName>
> > <ShowDate>2004-07-24T00:00:00.0000000-06:00</ShowDate>
> > <Type>SC</Type>
> > <PorF>P</PorF>
> > <Round>1</Round>
> > <Eqp1Judge>ADAMO S</Eqp1Judge>
> > <Mov1Judge>ADAMS R</Mov1Judge>
> > <Ens1Judge>BEENS E</Ens1Judge>
> > <GE1Judge>ANDERSON M</GE1Judge>
> > <GE2Judge>BERTELLE S</GE2Judge>
> > <TaPJudge>ARGY T</TaPJudge>
> > <CGPerfSched>
> > <RegionalID>Denver</RegionalID>
> > <SeqNbr>1</SeqNbr>
> > <PerfTime>2004-07-24T09:00:00.0000000-06:00</PerfTime>
> > <UnitID>10</UnitID>
> > <Nickname>Arapahoe HS WG</Nickname>
> > <Class>SA</Class>
> > </CGPerfSched>
> > .............
> >
> > ========== XML With Namespace Info ====================
> > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> > <mstns:NewDataSet xmlns:mstns="http://tempuri.org/SingleCGShow.xsd"
> > xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata"
> > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
> > xsi:schemaLocation="http://tempuri.org/SingleCGShow.xsd
> > SingleCGShow.xsd">
> > <mstns:CGShows>
> > <mstns:RegionalID>Denver</mstns:RegionalID>
> > <mstns:SeqNbr>1</mstns:SeqNbr>
> > <mstns:ShowName>Denver SA Prelims Rnd 1</mstns:ShowName>
> > <mstns:ShowDate>2004-07-24T00:00:00.0000000-06:00</mstns:ShowDate>
> > <mstns:Type>SC</mstns:Type>
> > <mstns:PorF>P</mstns:PorF>
> > <mstns:Round>1</mstns:Round>
> > <mstns:Eqp1Judge>ADAMO S</mstns:Eqp1Judge>
> > <mstns:Mov1Judge>ADAMS R</mstns:Mov1Judge>
> > <mstns:Ens1Judge>BEENS E</mstns:Ens1Judge>
> > <mstns:GE1Judge>ANDERSON M</mstns:GE1Judge>
> > <mstns:GE2Judge>BERTELLE S</mstns:GE2Judge>
> > <mstns:TaPJudge>ARGY T</mstns:TaPJudge>
> > <mstns:CGPerfSched>
> > <mstns:RegionalID>Denver</mstns:RegionalID>
> > <mstns:SeqNbr>1</mstns:SeqNbr>
> > <mstns:PerfTime>2004-07-24T09:00:00.0000000-06:00</mstns:PerfTime>
> > <mstns:UnitID>10</mstns:UnitID>
> > <mstns:Nickname>Arapahoe HS WG</mstns:Nickname>
> > <mstns:Class>SA</mstns:Class>
> > </mstns:CGPerfSched>
> > <mstns:CGPerfSched>
> > <mstns:RegionalID>Denver</mstns:RegionalID>
> > <mstns:SeqNbr>1</mstns:SeqNbr>
> > <mstns:PerfTime>2004-07-24T09:08:00.0000000-06:00</mstns:PerfTime>
> > <mstns:UnitID>606</mstns:UnitID>
> > <mstns:Nickname>Loveland HS CG</mstns:Nickname>
> > <mstns:Class>SA</mstns:Class>
> > </mstns:CGPerfSched>
> > ..................
> >
> >
>
>