Xjb binding file and catalog file

I have two schemas that exist in separate projects.
I utilize a catalog file to correctly take the namespace of a schema and refer to the specific location of the other schema. Long term the externalized schema will exist in a jar file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE catalog PUBLIC "-//OASIS/DTD Entity Resolution XML Catalog V1.0//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/entity/release/1.0/catalog.dtd">
<catalog xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:entity:xmlns:xml:catalog" prefer="public">
<public publicId="http://foo.com/common/model/contactpoint" uri="file:/C:/Development/workspace/foo-model-member/src/main/sample/contactpoint.xsd"/>
</catalog>
The problem is that the xjb file does not appear to use the same catalog file for resolving the schemaLocation attribute. Is there a way to apply the catalog to the schemaLocation attribute of the binding element? In the xjc command, I supply a catalog file and it correctly integrates this into the build process.
<jxb:bindings version="1.0" xmlns:jxb="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/jaxb"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
>
<jxb:globalBindings
fixedAttributeAsConstantProperty="true" collectionType="java.util.ArrayList"
typesafeEnumBase="xs:NCName" choiceContentProperty="false"
typesafeEnumMemberName="generateError" enableFailFastCheck="false"
generateIsSetMethod="false" underscoreBinding="asCharInWord" />
<jxb:bindings schemaLocation="../xsd/member.xsd" node="/xs:schema">

<jxb:schemaBindings>
<jxb:package name="com.foo.model.member">
<jxb:javadoc>
<![CDATA[<body>Package level documentation.</body>]]>
</jxb:javadoc>
</jxb:package>
</jxb:schemaBindings>
</jxb:bindings>
<jxb:bindings schemaLocation="http://foo.com/common/model/contactpoint"
node="/xs:schema/xs:complexType[@name='Address']">
<jxb:class ref="com.foo.commons.model.contactpoint.Address"/>
</jxb:bindings>
<jxb:bindings schemaLocation="http://foo.com/common/model/contactpoint"
node="/xs:schema/xs:complexType[@name='Email']">
<jxb:class ref="com.foo.commons.model.contactpoint.Email"/>
</jxb:bindings>
<jxb:bindings schemaLocation="http://foo.com/common/model/contactpoint"
node="/xs:schema/xs:complexType[@name='Phone']">
<jxb:class ref="com.foo.commons.model.contactpoint.Phone"/>
</jxb:bindings>
<jxb:bindings schemaLocation="http://foo.com/common/model/contactpoint"
node="/xs:schema/xs:complexType[@name='ContactPoint']">
<jxb:class ref="com.foo.commons.model.contactpoint.ContactPoint"/>
</jxb:bindings>
</jxb:bindings>
But it throughs exceptions on the jxb:bindings schemaLocation:
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building Model
[INFO] task-segment: [generate-sources]
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [jaxb2:xjc {execution: default}]
[INFO] Generating source...
[INFO] parsing a schema...
[ERROR] file:/C:/Development/workspace/model-member/src/main/xjb/member.xjb[28,57]
com.sun.istack.SAXParseException2: "http://foo.com/common/model/contactpoint" is not a part of this compilation. Is this a mistake for "file:/C:/Development/workspace/model-member/src/main/xjb/member.xjb"?
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.reader.internalizer.Internalizer.reportError(Internalizer.java:501)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.reader.internalizer.Internalizer.reportError(Internalizer.java:495)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.reader.internalizer.Internalizer.buildTargetNodeMap(Internalizer.java:205)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.reader.internalizer.Internalizer.buildTargetNodeMap(Internalizer.java:289)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.reader.internalizer.Internalizer.transform(Internalizer.java:134)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.reader.internalizer.Internalizer.transform(Internalizer.java:96)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.reader.internalizer.DOMForest.transform(DOMForest.java:448)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.ModelLoader.buildDOMForest(ModelLoader.java:342)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.ModelLoader.loadXMLSchema(ModelLoader.java:374)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.ModelLoader.load(ModelLoader.java:167)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.ModelLoader.load(ModelLoader.java:113)
     at com.sun.tools.xjc.Driver.run(Driver.java:313)
     at org.codehaus.mojo.jaxb2.AbstractXjcMojo.execute(AbstractXjcMojo.java:297)
     at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultPluginManager.java:490)
     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoals(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:694)
     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoalWithLifecycle(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:556)
     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:535)
     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoalAndHandleFailures(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:387)
     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeTaskSegments(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:348)
     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:180)
     at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:328)
     at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:138)
     at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:362)
     at org.apache.maven.cli.compat.CompatibleMain.main(CompatibleMain.java:60)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
     at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:315)
     at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255)
     at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:430)
     at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375)
Thanks,
Jay

Andrew,
I would agree, this implementation appears to be a retrofit and not properly
thought out. The subject is very confusing and has caused me many hours of
frustration while migrating several LR environments to new systems. Most
importantly, there is now a reply and reference to my question that helps
clear up the confusion. I have since changed my Preferences accordingly and
hope to avoid this trap in the future. Following is the URL that I found
most helpful.
http://www.lightroomforums.net/showthread.php?14169-What-is-the-purpos
e-of-the-quot-Store-Presets-with-Catalog-quot-option
<http://www.lightroomforums.net/showthread.php?14169-What-is-the-purpose-of-
the-quot-Store-Presets-with-Catalog-quot-option

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Lightroom doesn't use activation, therefore, can be installed on your new Mac without having first removed it fom the old. Your images and catalogs can be copied across to the new Mac using an a portable disk drive as the transfer medium. Typically, on Mac computers, the catalog and image files are stored in the Pictures folder. If this is where you have them then then copy them to the same location on the new Mac. Once copied you can open the catalog folder then double click on the .lrcat file to launch Lightroom.

How do I move all photos and catalog (PE 6) from local computer drive to network server drive?

I'm using PE 6. I have about 40 GB of photos all organized and cataloged on my local PC's hard drive. I have just installed a home server that is networked and want to move/migrate all the photos and catalog information/organization from my local PC drive to the home server's hard drive. Basically, just moving everything to a new drive. I then need to point PE 6 to this new location for the photos and catalog information. All advice on how to do this would be appreciated?

I just got done doing this and I'm not so sure I'd recommend it.
#1 reason: The #$%%#$ Organizer has REAL PROBLEMS figuring out network path names. It has this really nasty habit of thinking, say, \\homeserv\photos, \\Homeserv\Photos, and \\HOMESERV\PHOTOS are DIFFERENT paths. And depending on how you use it to navigate, or drag and drop files onto it, or teach it to watch a folder on a network drive or whatever, it uses variants on these kinds of path names. This leads to problems like duplicate imports that are really the same file.
What a ***.
You MIGHT have better luck if you use a mapped drive letter to make this work. Sad. The rules for writing WinApps to NOT NEED mapped drive letters have been common knowledge to developers for a decade. Just not Adobe developers, apparently. Beyond sad. Pathetic.

Photoshop album SE and catalogs

How can I save or back up catalogs I've made with PSE. What I want to know... how can I restore catalogs after reinstalling windows.

I don't know if PSA SE has the backup/restore capability. Just look under the File menu. If so, then you can create a backup of all the images and catalog.
Otherwise, just backup everything under Documents and Settings and you should be covered.
BTW, you can only have one catalog with SE ...

Xjb binding file and catalog file

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