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Home > Online Product Documentation > Table of Contents > Custom File Systems Custom File SystemsA file system is view that represents information as a series of files in at least one folder or directory. An individual file within that file system - such as an XML document, an XQuery program, or a DTD - can contain any text or binary information.
A
custom
file system is a way to extend the file/folder metaphor beyond traditional disk-based files (accessed with the
These file systems are referred to as "custom" because, although some are packaged with Stylus Studio, you can create your own. For example, you could create an LDAP custom file system to query an LDAP directory as if it were a file system. There is a Java API that allows you to access the custom file interface in Stylus Studio.
Creating a Custom File SystemThe process of creating a custom file system in Stylus Studio involves two main steps:
1. Use the Stylus Studio File System Java API, create the Java wrapper class for your data source. See
File System Interfaces for more information on this step.
2. Register the finished custom file system with Stylus Studio, to make it available through the Stylus Studio
Open,
Save, and
Save As dialog boxes, as shown in
Figure 393. See
Registering a Custom File System for more information on this step.
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XML File Explorer
The XML File Explorer provides a productive, consistent, and easy-to-use interface for working with any data sources (relational data, EDI, binary, XML, CSV, and more) used in enterprise data integration projects.
XML Editing Views
Stylus Studio includes three synchronized XML editing views: Text View, Tree View, and Grid View, allowing you to work with and edit XML documents in whatever way suits you best.
Stylus Studio Product Documentation
Stylus Studio product documentation consists of The Stylus Studio 6 User's Guide, An online Help system, Release Notes to keep you up to date with Stylus Studio's continuing innovations and enhancements.
Map between EDIFACT and X12
Anything can be mapped to anything: EDIFACT to X12 or vice-versa, either to XML, and any of those to flat files or other formats. Both the XSLT and XQuery mappers can help bridge complex formats with ease.
