diff --git a/WSDLTools.py b/WSDLTools.py
index 3fefb9e..f7a15e3 100755
--- a/WSDLTools.py
+++ b/WSDLTools.py
@@ -464,25 +464,25 @@ class Message(Element):
             if elemref is not None:
                 part.element = ParseTypeRef(elemref, element)
 
-    def getElementDeclaration(self):
-        """Return the XMLSchema.ElementDeclaration instance or None"""
-        element = None
-        if self.element:
-            nsuri,name = self.element
-            wsdl = self.getWSDL()
-            if wsdl.types.has_key(nsuri) and wsdl.types[nsuri].elements.has_key(name):
-                element = wsdl.types[nsuri].elements[name]
-        return element
-
-    def getTypeDefinition(self):
-        """Return the XMLSchema.TypeDefinition instance or None"""
-        type = None
-        if self.type:
-            nsuri,name = self.type
-            wsdl = self.getWSDL()
-            if wsdl.types.has_key(nsuri) and wsdl.types[nsuri].types.has_key(name):
-                type = wsdl.types[nsuri].types[name]
-        return type
+#    def getElementDeclaration(self):
+#        """Return the XMLSchema.ElementDeclaration instance or None"""
+#        element = None
+#        if self.element:
+#            nsuri,name = self.element
+#            wsdl = self.getWSDL()
+#            if wsdl.types.has_key(nsuri) and wsdl.types[nsuri].elements.has_key(name):
+#                element = wsdl.types[nsuri].elements[name]
+#        return element
+#
+#    def getTypeDefinition(self):
+#        """Return the XMLSchema.TypeDefinition instance or None"""
+#        type = None
+#        if self.type:
+#            nsuri,name = self.type
+#            wsdl = self.getWSDL()
+#            if wsdl.types.has_key(nsuri) and wsdl.types[nsuri].types.has_key(name):
+#                type = wsdl.types[nsuri].types[name]
+#        return type
 
 #    def getWSDL(self):
 #        """Return the WSDL object that contains this Message Part."""
diff --git a/XMLSchema.py b/XMLSchema.py
index e7a33db..6e299c1 100755
--- a/XMLSchema.py
+++ b/XMLSchema.py
@@ -739,9 +739,16 @@ class XMLSchemaComponent(XMLBase, MarkerInterface):
                 raise SchemaError,\
                     'class instance %s, missing required attribute %s'\
                     %(self.__class__, a)
-        for a in self.attributes.keys():
-            if (a not in (XMLSchemaComponent.xmlns, XMLNS.XML)) and\
-                (a not in self.__class__.attributes.keys()) and not\
+        for a,v in self.attributes.items():
+            # attribute #other, ie. not in empty namespace
+            if type(v) is dict:
+                continue
+            
+            # predefined prefixes xmlns, xml
+            if a in (XMLSchemaComponent.xmlns, XMLNS.XML):
+                continue
+            
+            if (a not in self.__class__.attributes.keys()) and not\
                 (self.isAttribute() and self.isReference()):
                 raise SchemaError, '%s, unknown attribute(%s,%s)' \
                     %(self.getItemTrace(), a, self.attributes[a])
@@ -1358,7 +1365,12 @@ class XMLSchema(XMLSchemaComponent):
                     reader = SchemaReader(base_url=schema.getBaseUrl())
                     reader._imports = schema.getImportSchemas()
                     reader._includes = schema.getIncludeSchemas()
-                    self._schema = reader.loadFromURL(url)
+                    
+                    # create schema before loading so chameleon include 
+                    # will evalute targetNamespace correctly.
+                    self._schema = XMLSchema(schema)
+                    reader.loadFromURL(url, self._schema)
+
             return self._schema