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XML SPY Tutorial

This tutorial gives a short overview of XML, and takes you through several tasks which provide an overview of how to use XML Spy to its fullest.

You will learn how to:
·Create a simple schema from scratch  
·Generalize the schema using simple and complex types  
·Create schema documentation  
·Create an XML document based on the schema file  
·Copy data XML data to a third party product (Excel) and reinsert it in XML Spy  
·Validate the XML document against its schema  
·Update Schema settings while editing the XML document  
·Transform the XML document into HTML using XSLT, and see the result in the Browser view  
·Import and export database data to and from XML Spy  
·Create a schema from a MS Access database  
·Create an XML Spy project to organize all your XML documents  

XML Spy installation and configuration
This tutorial assumes that you have successfully installed XML Spy on your computer and received a free evaluation key-code, or are a registered user of XML Spy.

The evaluation version of XML Spy is fully functional but time-limited to 30 days. You can request a regular license from our secure web server or through any one of our resellers.

Tutorial example files
The tutorial files are available in the ...\XML Spy Suite\Examples\Tutorial folder.

Tutorial example files
:
AddressFirst.xsd  
AddressLast.xsd  
CompanyFirst.xml  
CompanyLast.xml  
Company.xsl  
Company.html  
Company.mdb  
DB2schema.mdb  
DB2schema.xsd  
Person-import.xml  

The Examples folder contains various XML files for you to experiment with, while the Tutorial folder contains all the files used in this tutorial.

The Template folder contains all the XML template files that are used whenever you select the menu option File | New. These files supply the necessary data (namespaces and XML declarations) for you to start working with the respective XML document immediately.


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