The Convert to XML Editor

You use the Convert to XML Editor, shown here, to build an adapter. The Convert to XML Editor appears when you create a new adapter, or open an existing one (a .conv file).

Figure 162. Convert to XML Editor

The input file is displayed in a document pane; properties that both describe the existing file (encoding and size, for example) and define the XML output that will be generated when converting this file (root and field element names, and whether or not you want the XML to be indented, for example) are displayed in the Properties window. The schema pane shows a representation of the XML Schema that will be output for the converted file. Finally, in addition to current row and column position, note that the status bar also shows the Unicode value of the current character.

This section describes the main features of the Convert to XML Editor, including how it interacts with the adapter engine. This section covers the following topics:

XQuery Mapper

Stylus Studio has the industry's only XQuery mapper, enabling you to develop sophisticated XML mappings consisting of queries and data transformation in an intuitive, visual manner.

Apache FOP

Apache FOP is an open-source engine is available from the Apache project that renders XSL-FO into PDF and other popular document formats. Apache FOP is fully integrated with Stylus Studio's XSL:FO tools.

Sun Multi-Schema XML Validator (MSV)

Learn how to integrate the Multi Schema Validator (MSV) into Stylus Studio as one of the Custom Validation Engines. It will work for files with a DTD, a single XSD, or both a DTD and a single XSD.

XML Schema Editor

Stylus Studio's XML Schema Editor lets you easily develop advanced data models expressed in W3C XML Schema. Its synchronized split-pane interface shows both a visual XML Schema Diagram and the underlying code, and you can edit in either one.

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