[Schematron] Is this list still active?

[Rick Jelliffe]

In case it was not clear: in the first case I mean that you make a simple
url using asp or whatever that queries the database on the server and
returns the result as xml.  I.E. A simple web service.
On 19/09/2013 6:20 PM, rjelliffe at allette.com.au wrote:

> Schematron can access any information that is available as a WWW XML
> resource using HTTP GET. Construct the URL in a variable. Retrieve the XML
> From that URL into another variable. Use that variable in whatever tests
> you need.
> ALTERNATELY: use the XSLT extension mechanism by defining the java
> namespace in an element. I suppose it works on. net too
>
> Cheered
> Rick
> On 13/09/2013 1:22 AM, "Paul Cooper" <pcooper at emspic.org> wrote:
>
>> George,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply...we actually tried to hire Betty for this project,
>> but we couldn't come to terms...
>>
>> Our issues are not so much with stability, but Schematron's ability to do
>> certain things.  For example, one of our current validation rules is that a
>> submitting agency must exist in our database, be validated for data
>> submission, and the vendor (specified in the import XML) must be approved
>> for the state.  Currently, we just look the agency id up in the database,
>> and if the id exists, it's a valid agency.  Now, we HAVE to do this with
>> Schematron.  So, can Schematron do database access?  If so, is there an
>> example of how to do it?
>>
>> I work for an organization that runs EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
>> Data Systems for three states...there is a national XML dataset, called
>> NEMSIS, that specifies what data is to be sent to us, and how it should be
>> represented.  There has been a decision made over three years ago to use
>> Schematron as a rules engine, as it is multiplatform (we are a Java shop,
>> but many of the EMS software vendors are .NET).  The process is that each
>> vendor, prior to submitting data for the state to us, pass their XML
>> through our Schematron rules to validate that their XML is not only schema
>> valid, but business rule valid.
>>
>> We are in the very early stages of thinking the rules engine out, so we
>> have many questions about how we should do this....
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: George Cristian Bina [mailto:george at oxygenxml.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 3:04 AM
>> To: Paul Cooper
>> Cc: schematron at eccnet.com
>> Subject: Re: [Schematron] Is this list still active?
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> The list is as active as the number of questions asked... Schematron is
>> quite stable and there are not many questions recently.
>>
>> As far as I know Betty Harvey is the admin for this list.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> George
>> --
>> George Cristian Bina
>> <oXygen/> XML Editor, Schema Editor and XSLT Editor/Debugger
>> http://www.oxygenxml.com On 9/11/13 9:48 PM, Paul Cooper wrote:
>> > All,
>> >
>> > I've been a lurker here for about 3 years, as I'm involved with a
>> > project that is going to make use of Schematron to validate business
>> > rules for EMS data.  A colleague has tried to sign up for this list,
>> > and has been told it no longer has an administrator.  Is this true???
>> > Is there a better list to sign up for, as we have zero background in
>> > Schematron and are going to be asking a LOT of questions as we gear up
>> > to work on this project.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any information anyone can provide.
>> >
>> > *Paul Cooper*
>> >
>> > Chief Operating Officer
>> >
>> > EMS Performance Improvement Center
>> >
>> > 100 Market Street
>> >
>> > Chapel Hill, NC  27516
>> >
>> > O: (919) 843-0202
>> >
>> > C: (919) 369-0042
>> >
>> >
>> >
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