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:

MSXML - Microsoft XML Tools

MSXML tools in Stylus Studio feature integrated XML validation, XSLT transformation and XSLT debugging using the Microsoft's COM-based XML processing components: MSXML 3.0, MSXML 4.0 and MSXML 6.0

WYSIWYG XSLT Designer

Stylus Studio's powerful and easy-to-use WYSIWYG ("What you see is what you get") XSLT Designer lets you create XSLT stylesheets without writing any code! Go from a blank slate to solid, robust XSLT in minutes, using simple drag-and-drop operations.

Learn XQuery Visually

Stylus Studio offers three infomative XQuery demonstration videos illustrating Stylus Studio's XQuery Editor, Mapper, Debugger and other advanced functionality. Watch them today!

SQL Server Tools

Integrated SQL Server Tools in Stylus Studio enable you to access relational data stored in SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005 as XML using XQuery, SQL/XML or ADO - learn how to export relational data as XML today!

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