Help needed to spot error on my XSD!Newbie to XML,trying to learn how to use

[BeBe]

schema.Thanks? <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xs:element name="vehicle">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element ref="car" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="car">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element ref="reg"/>
<xs:element ref="date"/>
<xs:element ref="start"/>
<xs:element ref="end"/>
<xs:element ref="id"/>
<xs:element ref="purpose"/>
<xs:element ref="fuel" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element ref="cost" minOccurs="0"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="reg">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xsattern value="1[a-z][a-z][a-z]-[0-9][0-9][0-9]"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="date" type="xs:gYear"/>
<xs:element name="start" type="xs:integer"/>
<xs:element name="end" type="xs:integer" />
<xs:element name="id">
<xs:simpleType>

 

[jake cigarâ„¢ is retired]

unfortunately you can't paste all that into a yahooooo! question!

it's truncated on the right & bottom....

advice:
1) what error are you getting?
2) did it validate as xml to begin with?
3) are you using a schema editor?