[vwnc] XMLParser - Referent inaccessible

> Hi,
>
> I've got XML-files like the one attached. The interesting part is the
> DTD's system identifier, which links to an external DTD file. The
> following code fails with a 'Referent inaccessible' exception if the
> HTTP parcel is loaded, but no internet connection established.
>
> ((XMLParser on: '../test.xml' asFilename readStream)
>         validate: false;
>         scanDocument)
>         root.
>
> Because the XML should not be validated, I do not expect the parser to
> actually trying to access the DTD file. If this is the specified
> behaviour, I wonder which is the best way to make an application work
> offline without modifying the above code which is part of the XML
> Object Marshaling framework?
>
> Have a nice weekend!
> Steffen
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> Hi Steffen,
>
> You'll want to change the entityResolver. There are several, but if you  
> want to be totally offline and completely ignore the DTD, you can simply  
> do:
>
> (XMLParser on: '..test.xml' asFilename readStream)
>     validate: false;
>     entityResolver: (XML.PluggableEntityResolver withBlock:  
> [XML.ResolveEmptyResource]);
>     scanDocument;
>     root
>
> See the comment on PluggableEntityResolver for more details on what it  
> can do.
>
> Cheers,
> Michael
>
> Steffen Märcker wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've got XML-files like the one attached. The interesting part is the  
>> DTD's system identifier, which links to an external DTD file. The  
>> following code fails with a 'Referent inaccessible' exception if the  
>> HTTP parcel is loaded, but no internet connection established.
>>
>> ((XMLParser on: '../test.xml' asFilename readStream)
>>         validate: false;
>>         scanDocument)
>>         root.
>>
>> Because the XML should not be validated, I do not expect the parser to  
>> actually trying to access the DTD file. If this is the specified  
>> behaviour, I wonder which is the best way to make an application work  
>> offline without modifying the above code which is part of the XML  
>> Object Marshaling framework?
>>
>> Have a nice weekend!
>> Steffen
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>>
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>