• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Stylus Studio
• Chapter 2: Editing and Querying XML
• Chapter 3: Converting Non-XML Files to XML
  • Overview
  • Choosing an Input File
    • The Convert to XML Editor
    • Parts of an Input File
    • Working with Regions
    • Working with Fields
    • Controlling XML Output
    • Creating a Convert to XML Converter
    • Using Converters in Stylus Studio
    • Invoking an Adapter Programmatically
    • Properties Reference
  • 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: Accessing Relational Data as XML
  • Chapter 13: Extending Stylus Studio
  • Chapter 14: Stylus Studio GUI Reference

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Choosing an Input File

The first step of creating a converter is to select an input file.

Figure 149. Specify Input File Type Manually or Let Stylus Studio Decide

The input file can be any type. If you are planning to use the converter to convert other non-XML files of this type, the input file should be representative of that broader class of files - files with the same extension ( .txt or .edi, for example), encoding, numbers and types of regions, and so on. You can always fine-tune the converter to accommodate characteristics that are not embodied in the input file, but as a general rule, use a file that is as close to others of its type as possible.