Chapter 3 Converting Non-XML Files to XML


		DataDirect XML Converters and custom XML conversions are available only in Stylus Studio XML Enterprise Suite.

Stylus Studio uses DataDirect XML Converters to convert incoming streams of data from native formats to outgoing streams of XML, and vice-versa. Stylus Studio includes XML Converters for EDI, CSV, binary, and many other file formats. You can also create custom XML converters to convert formats not already supported by DataDirect XML Converters.

This chapter describes how to use DataDirect XML Converters to convert files in Stylus Studio, how to create your own custom XML converters, and how to use files you convert on-the-fly elsewhere in Stylus Studio - as a source for XQuery and XSLT design, for example.


		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 the Custom XML Conversions module video.

You can read about other video demonstrations for the custom XML conversion definition 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.

This chapter covers the following topics:

Introduction

DataDirect XML Converters

Custom XML Converters

The Custom XML Conversion Definition Editor

Parts of an Input File

Working with Regions

Working with Fields

Controlling XML Output

Creating a Custom XML Conversion Definition

Using Custom XML Conversion Definitions in Stylus Studio