• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Stylus Studio®
  • Stylus Studio Editions
  • Starting Stylus Studio
  • Updating an XML Document - Getting Started
  • Working with Stylesheets - Getting Started
  • Using the XSLT Mapper - Getting Started
  • Debugging Stylesheets - Getting Started
  • Defining a DTD - Getting Started
  • Defining an XML Schema Using the Diagram Tab - Getting Started
  • Opening Files in Stylus Studio
    • Types of Files Recognized by Stylus Studio
    • Using the File Explorer
      • How to Use the File Explorer to Open Files
      • Other Features of the File Explorer
      • Working with the File Explorer Filter
    • Dragging and Dropping Files in the Stylus Studio
    • Other Ways to Open Files in Stylus Studio
    • Adding File Types to Stylus Studio
  • Working with Projects
  • Customizing Tool Bars
  • Specifying Stylus Studio Options
  • Defining Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Using Stylus Studio from the Command Line
  • Managing Stylus Studio Performance
  • Configuring Java Components
• Chapter 2: Editing and Querying XML
• Chapter 3: Converting Non-XML Files to XML
• Chapter 4: Working with XSLT
• Chapter 5: Creating XSLT Using the XSLT Mapper
• Chapter 6: Debugging Stylesheets
• Chapter 7: Defining XML Schemas
• Chapter 8: Defining Document Type Definitions
• Chapter 9: Writing XPath Expressions
• Chapter 10: Working with XQuery in Stylus Studio
• Chapter 11: Composing Web Service Calls
• Chapter 12: Working with WSDL Documents
• Chapter 13: Building XML Pipelines
• Chapter 14: Publishing XML Data
• Chapter 15: Integrating with Third-Party File Systems
• Chapter 16: Extending Stylus Studio
• Chapter 17: The Stylus Studio Java API
• Chapter 18: Stylus Studio GUI Reference

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Using the File Explorer

The Stylus Studio File Explorer is a dockable window that provides easy access to any file system accessible from the computer on which you are running Stylus Studio. You can use the File Explorer to quickly add files to Stylus Studio and open files in Stylus Studio, as well as to perform typical file management tasks (like renaming and deleting files, for example).

Figure 77. Stylus Studio File Explorer

By default, the File Explorer window appears on the right side of the Stylus Studio window, but you can drag it anywhere on your desktop. You can close/open the File Explorer window from the View menu.

How to Use the File Explorer to Open Files

There are several ways to open files using the File Explorer:

When you open a file by double-clicking or using the Open shortcut menu, Stylus Studio opens the file in the module associated with the file type (the XML Editor for .xml files, for example). If the file type is not currently registered with Stylus Studio, you can register the file at this time using the Choose Module for dialog box. See Types of Files Recognized by Stylus Studio for more information about file type/module associations in Stylus Studio.

Other Features of the File Explorer

The tool bar in the File Explorer window has several features that can help you navigate the file systems associated with your computer and work with individual documents.

Figure 78. File Explorer Tool Bar

These features are summarized in the following table.

Table 3. File Explorer Tools

Tool	Description
New Folder	Creates a new folder as a child of the folder with current focus. The default folder name is New Folder.
Read Document Structure	Displays the structure of XML documents in tree form. You can drag exposed nodes onto the document tab area to open the document associated with that node. If you drag a node into an existing XQuery or XSLT document, Stylus Studio creates the document function with the XPath expression for that node. For example, if you drag the title element from books.xml into an XQuery document, Stylus Studio builds the following function: doc("file:///c:/Program Files/Stylus Studio 2008 XML Enterprise Suite/examples/simpleMappings/ books.xml")/books/book/title
Refresh	Refreshes the File Explorer window.
Reset Filters	Resets the File Explorer filter from its current content to the wildcard (*.*).
Stylus File Types	Changes the File Explorer filter to display only file types associated with Stylus Studio: .xml, .xsd, .dtd, .java, .conv, and others.

Working with the File Explorer Filter

By default, the File Explorer window uses a wildcard filter to display all file types (*.*).

Figure 79. File Explorer Filter

You can

Stylus Studio remembers the filters you create and adds them to the drop-down list.