On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Richard Knapp wrote:
> Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:48:07 -0500 (EST)
> From: Richard Knapp <gyp_caver@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: cavexml@cartography.ch
> To: "cavexml@cartography.ch" <cavexml@cartography.ch>
> Subject: Re: DTD up to Survey header
>
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2001 07:50:21 -0500 (EST), Richard Knapp wrote:
>
> >>> I couldn't find this in the XML Spec or in other texts. What I could find is the only time
> >>> <?xml is required is if the DTD is in the XML document (using a <!DOCTYPE element)
> >
> >> Section 4.3.1 of the reviesed standard: It's called a "Text Declaration"... but it starts <?XML ...
> >> and varies only in what's optional, and the lack of a standalone declaration option.
> >
> >But that section only refers to the XML document, not the DTD.
>
> [later] I got a response on xml-dev on this one, too. While the default is UTM-8, it is the opinion that adding it
> will do no harm and make for a better model. So.....
And it is required if the DTD is a different coding than the document.
SO... either you claim cavexml documents MUST be UTF-8, or you probably
want it there.
> - Richard Knapp
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