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  Subject: Using an XSD file as the source XML file.
Author: Mike Biddlecombe
Date: 23 Jul 2004 12:42 AM
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I'm in the process of evaluating SS and I'm trying to use it to create
an XSL file that will transform an XSD file (generated by a different app)
I set up my Scenario so that the Source XML URL points to the XSD file
without a problem; however, when I "open the Scenario XML Document" the
XSD is doesn't get handled like a plain old XML file, instead it is
loaded in as XSD (with special editing/viewing options)
Unfortunately, I lose the XML menu, as well as the handy Query Output
tool I like to use while creating the XSL file.
Renaming the XSD file as an XML doesn't help.
The workaround I'm using is to rename the <xs:schema xmlns:xs= ...> root
node to something like <xs:fooschema xmlns:xs= ...> save,
close, then reload the file. Without the schema element, the file is
loaded as an XML file.
It would be nice if the Scenario property had a setting to 'force' the
file designated as the 'Source XML URL' to be treated as plain old XML,
regardless of it's contents. I don't want to edit the XML source file,
I just want to create a transform for it.
I'm totally new to SS, so feel free to tell me how wrong I am or what
I've overlooked.
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