Chapter 3 Converting Non-XML Files to XML


 

Convert to XML is available only in Stylus Studio XML Enterprise Edition
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Stylus Studio uses adapters to convert an incoming stream of data from a native format to an outgoing stream of XML, or vice-versa. You can create your own adapters, using the Convert to XML module, or you can use one of the many built-in adapters bundled with Stylus Studio.

This chapter describes how to use Convert to XML to create an adapter, how to use files you convert on-the-fly elsewhere in Stylus Studio - as a source for XQuery and XSLT design, for example - and how to use Stylus Studio's built-in adapters.

 

Watch it! You can view a video demonstration of this feature by clicking the television icon or by clicking this link: watch the Introduction to Convert to XML video.

You can read about other video demonstrations for the Stylus Studio Convert to XML module here: http://www.stylusstudio.com/learn_convert_to_xml.html#converttoxml. A complete list of all the videos demonstrating Stylus Studio's features is here: http://www.stylusstudio.com/xml_videos.html.

Contents

This chapter covers the following topics:

XML Development Blogs

Blogging is the hottest fad on the Internet and Stylus Studio has jumped on the bandwagon. Bookmark these XML Blogs to keep up with all the latest XML buzz in the internet blogosphere. Includes RSS and Atom Feeds!

XSLT Debugger

Stylus Studio's XSLT debugger - a requirement for building bug-free XSLT stylesheets and XML data transformation applications. Stylus Studio's XSLT debugger gives you complete visibility and control over the XSLT transformation process.

Learn XSLT

Free online video demonstrations for learning XSLT and how to design XSLT stylesheets to convert XML to HTML in publishing applications, or how to convert HTML to XML.

Xerces - Parsing and Validating XML with the Apache Xerces Parser

The Xerces Parser supports the XML 1.0 recommendation and W3C's XML Schema recommendation version 1.0, DOM and SAX. Learn how easy it is to use Apache Xerces directly in Stylus Studio to parse and validate XML with ease.

Stylus Most Wanted

 
Free Stylus Studio XML Training:
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