How to identify the error with this XML/DTD pair?

[paragpdoke]

Hello All.
I am trying to use an entity value defined in an external dtd within an XML file. This renders fine in Internet Explorer 8, but Firefox 3 & Google chrome report problems.

Can someone kindly spare a moment and help me please ?
XML.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE root SYSTEM "dtd.dtd">
<root>
    &myEnt;
</root>

dtd.dtd:

<!ENTITY myEnt "Parag Doke">

[Dormilich]

it would help to know, what problems are reported …

if the one line you posted is all that is in the DTD, then your XML simply does not validate (missing root element definition)

[paragpdoke]

Found this:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1490242/firefox-not-reading-dtd

[paragpdoke]

Firefox says:

XML Parsing Error: undefined entity
Location: <path to parent folder>/XML.xml
Line Number 4, Column 5:
    &myEnt;
----^

[Dormilich]

up to now, I have only used parameter entities …