Greetings All,
Is there a SGML tool where I might input a specific DTD and generate a
skeleton program which parses the specific  DTD? Are shift and reduce
valid concepts for SGML parsing? My experience is with BNF and
Compiler-Compiler type tools (e.g. GOLD Parsing System
http://www.devincook.com/goldparser/). If the generated program was
fed input with a DOCTYPE it didn't recognize, I would expect the
program to exit.
TIA, Charlie

Is there a reason why a standard parser like onsgmls won't work?

That's what all parsers I have seen do.

///Peter

Hi Peter,
I'm honored you responded to my post.
Does your book, Understanding SGML and XML Tools,
cover what I'm trying to do,
compiler-compiler generated code skeleton based on DTD?
Is there software other than onsgmls I should look at?
Is there a FAQ I should read?
TIAA, Charlie

On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:08:35 +0100, Peter Flynn

Not really: it assumes you already know how to write a DTD. It's more
about how to use the tools like parsers and validators, editors,
converters, databases, etc.

There are a few other OSS tools that you can examine, but the majority
of tools are now for XML, not SGML.

There are several FAQs linked in the SGML Cover Pages at
http://xml.coverpages.org/sgml.html

///Peter