The XML Document (books.xml)

MSXML 5.0 SDK

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The XML Document (books.xml)

The books.xml file used in this example, shown below, is a modified version of the books.xml file used throughout the MSXML SDK. Notice that urn:books is declared as the default namespace for this document.

If you want to run the example in this topic, copy the following code to a text editor, such as Notepad, and then save the file as books.xml.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<x:catalog xmlns:x="urn:books">
   <book id="bk101">
      <author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
      <title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>44.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>
      <description>An in-depth look at creating applications with
      XML.</description>
   </book>
</x:catalog>