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Working with XML Schemas—The XSD File

As mentioned previously, an XML schema document, known as the XSD file, defines the data stored in an XML document. Using an XSD file, you can supply the schema information for the data in the XML document. The following is the XML schema file generated for the Shippers table.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2000/10/XMLSchema" xmlns:od="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:officedata"> <xsd:element name="dataroot"> <xsd:complexType> <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded"> <xsd:element ref="Shippers"/> </xsd:choice> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:element> <xsd:element name="Shippers"> <xsd:annotation> <xsd:appinfo> <od:index index-name="PrimaryKey" index-key="ShipperID " primary="yes" ...