How to resolve "Could not find schema information for the element/attribute <xxx>"?
In visual studio, I have an asp.net 3.5 project that is using MS Enterprise Library 4.0 application blocks.
When I have my web config file open, my Error list fills up with 99 messages with things like
Could not find schema information for the element 'dataConfiguration'.
Could not find schema information for the attribute 'defaultDatabase'.
Could not find schema information for the element 'loggingConfiguration'.
Could not find schema information for the attribute 'tracingEnabled'.
Could not find schema information for the attribute 'defaultCategory'.
If I close the Web.config file they go away (but they come back as soon as I need to open the file again).
After doing some looking, I found that this is becauase there is an XSD or schema file missing that Visual Studio needs in order to properly 'understand' the schema that is in the web.config file and provide intellisense for it.
Does anyone know how to either supply VS with the appropriate schema information, or to turn off these messages?
@Franci - Thanks for the info, I have tried that tool as well as the MMC snap in (they tend to blow up the formatting in the Web.config) but they still do not resolve the irritating warnings I receive. Thanks for trying.
I've created a new scheme based on my current app.config to get the messages to disappear. I just used the button in Visual Studio that says "Create Schema" and an xsd schema was created for me.
Save the schema in an apropriate place and see the "Properties" tab of the app.config file where there is a property named Schemas. If you click the change button there you can select to use both the original dotnetconfig schema and your own newly created one.
An XSD is included with EntLib 5, and is installed in the Visual Studio schema directory. In my case, it could be found at:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Xml\Schemas\EnterpriseLibrary.Configuration.xsd"
CONTEXT
- Visual Studio 2010
- Enterprise Library 5
STEPS TO REMOVE THE WARNINGS
- open app.config in your Visual Studio project
- right click in the XML Document editor, select "Properties"
- add the fully qualified path to the "EnterpriseLibrary.Configuration.xsd"
ASIDE
It is worth repeating that these "Error List" "Messages" ("Could not find schema information for the element") are only visible when you open the app.config file. If you "Close All Documents" and compile... no messages will be reported.
I configured the app.config with the tool for EntLib configuration and set up my LoggingConfiguration block. Then I copied this into the DotNetConfig.xsd. Of course, it does not cover all attributes, only the ones I added but it does not display those annoying info messages anymore.
<xs:element name="loggingConfiguration">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="listeners">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" name="add">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="fileName" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="footer" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="formatter" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="header" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="rollFileExistsBehavior" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="rollInterval" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="rollSizeKB" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="timeStampPattern" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="listenerDataType" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="traceOutputOptions" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="filter" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="type" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="formatters">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="add">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="template" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="type" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="logFilters">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="add">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="enabled" type="xs:boolean" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="type" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="categorySources">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" name="add">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="listeners">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="add">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="switchValue" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="specialSources">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="allEvents">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="switchValue" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="notProcessed">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="switchValue" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="errors">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="listeners">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="add">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="switchValue" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="tracingEnabled" type="xs:boolean" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="defaultCategory" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="logWarningsWhenNoCategoriesMatch" type="xs:boolean" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>