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Published: 2008

© 2008 Altova GmbH

Altova XMLSpy 2008 Professional Edition User &Reference Manual

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Table of Contents

Welcome to XMLSpy Professional Edition 3

User Manual 6

71 Introduction

.........................................................................................................................................8Altova's XML Products 1.1.........................................................................................................................................10XMLSpy's Main Features 1.2.........................................................................................................................................13User Interface 1.3

............................................................................................................................14Project Window1.3.1

............................................................................................................................15Info Window1.3.2

............................................................................................................................15Main Window1.3.3

............................................................................................................................16Entry Helpers1.3.4

............................................................................................................................16XSL Outline Window1.3.5

............................................................................................................................17Output Windows1.3.6

............................................................................................................................18Menu Bar and Toolbar1.3.7

192 Tutorials

.........................................................................................................................................20XMLSpy Tutorial 2.1............................................................................................................................20XMLSpy Interface2.1.1

............................................................................................................................21XML Schemas: Basics2.1.2

............................................................................................................................ 22Creating a New XML Schema File–

............................................................................................................................ 25Defining Namespaces–

............................................................................................................................ 26Defining a Content Model–

............................................................................................................................ 30Adding Elements with Drag-and-Drop–

............................................................................................................................ 31Configuring the Content Model View–

............................................................................................................................ 33Completing the Basic Schema–

............................................................................................................................36XML Schemas: Advanced2.1.3

............................................................................................................................ 36Working with Complex Types and Simple Types–

............................................................................................................................ 44Referencing Global Elements–

............................................................................................................................ 46Attributes and Attribute Enumerations–

............................................................................................................................49XML Schemas: XMLSpy Features2.1.4

............................................................................................................................ 49Schema Navigation–

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............................................................................................................................ 51Schema Documentation–

............................................................................................................................54XML Documents2.1.5

............................................................................................................................ 55Creating a New XML File–

............................................................................................................................ 57Specifying the Type of an Element–

............................................................................................................................ 59Entering Data in Grid View–

............................................................................................................................ 59Entering Data in Text View–

............................................................................................................................ 63Validating the Document–

............................................................................................................................ 67Appending Elements and Attributes in Grid View–

............................................................................................................................ 69Editing in Database/Table View–

............................................................................................................................ 73Modifying the Schema–

............................................................................................................................75XSLT Transformations2.1.6

............................................................................................................................ 76Assigning an XSLT File–

............................................................................................................................ 76Transforming the XML File–

............................................................................................................................ 77Modifying the XSL File–

............................................................................................................................78Project Management2.1.7

............................................................................................................................ 79Benefits of Projects–

............................................................................................................................ 79Building a Project–

............................................................................................................................80That's It2.1.8

.........................................................................................................................................81Authentic View Tutorial 2.2............................................................................................................................82Opening an XML Document in Authentic View2.2.1

............................................................................................................................83The Authentic View Interface2.2.2

............................................................................................................................85Node Operations2.2.3

............................................................................................................................88Entering Data in Authentic View2.2.4

............................................................................................................................90Entering Attribute Values2.2.5

............................................................................................................................90Adding Entities2.2.6

............................................................................................................................91Printing the Document2.2.7

933 Text View

.........................................................................................................................................94Visual Editing Guides in Text View 3.1

.........................................................................................................................................95Entry Helpers in Text View 3.2

.........................................................................................................................................97Editing XML Documents 3.3.........................................................................................................................................100Formatting in Text View 3.4.........................................................................................................................................101Output Windows 3.5

............................................................................................................................101Messages3.5.1

............................................................................................................................102Find in Files3.5.2

............................................................................................................................104XPath Evaluation3.5.3

.........................................................................................................................................109XSL Outline 3.6............................................................................................................................110XSL Outline Window3.6.1

............................................................................................................................113Info Window3.6.2

.........................................................................................................................................116Editing XQuery Documents 3.7............................................................................................................................116Opening an XQuery Document3.7.1

............................................................................................................................117XQuery Entry Helpers3.7.2

............................................................................................................................118XQuery Syntax Coloring3.7.3

............................................................................................................................120XQuery Intelligent Editing3.7.4

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............................................................................................................................121Validation and Execution of XQuery Documents3.7.5

............................................................................................................................122XQuery And XML Databases3.7.6

.........................................................................................................................................126Editing CSS Documents 3.8

1294 Enhanced Grid View

.........................................................................................................................................132Editing in Grid View 4.1

.........................................................................................................................................134Database/Table View 4.2

1385 Schema/WSDL View

.........................................................................................................................................139Schema View 5.1............................................................................................................................144Schema Overview5.1.1

............................................................................................................................147Content Model View5.1.2

............................................................................................................................156Smart Restrictions5.1.3

............................................................................................................................161xml:base, xml:id, xml:lang, xml:space5.1.4

............................................................................................................................162Working with SchemaAgent5.1.5

............................................................................................................................ 163Connecting to SchemaAgent Server–

............................................................................................................................ 165Opening Schemas Found in the Search Path–

............................................................................................................................ 166Using Schema Constructs–

............................................................................................................................ 170Viewing Schemas in SchemaAgent–

............................................................................................................................ 170Extended Validation–

.........................................................................................................................................173Schemas: Find and Replace 5.2............................................................................................................................174Search Term5.2.1

............................................................................................................................176Components5.2.2

............................................................................................................................177Properties5.2.3

............................................................................................................................180Scope5.2.4

............................................................................................................................181Find and Replace Commands5.2.5

............................................................................................................................182Results and Information5.2.6

.........................................................................................................................................184WSDL View 5.3............................................................................................................................185Entry Helpers5.3.1

1886 Authentic View

.........................................................................................................................................190Interface 6.1............................................................................................................................190Overview of the GUI6.1.1

............................................................................................................................191Authentic View Toolbar Icons6.1.2

............................................................................................................................193Authentic View Main Window6.1.3

............................................................................................................................195Authentic View Entry Helpers6.1.4

............................................................................................................................199Authentic View Context Menus6.1.5

.........................................................................................................................................201Editing in Authentic View 6.2............................................................................................................................201Basic Editing6.2.1

............................................................................................................................203Tables in Authentic View6.2.2

............................................................................................................................ 204SPS Tables–

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............................................................................................................................ 205XML Tables–

............................................................................................................................208Editing a DB6.2.3

............................................................................................................................ 208Navigating a DB Table–

............................................................................................................................ 209DB Queries–

............................................................................................................................ 213Modifying a DB Table–

............................................................................................................................214XML Table Editing Icons6.2.4

............................................................................................................................216Working with Dates6.2.5

............................................................................................................................ 217Date Picker–

............................................................................................................................ 217Text Entry–

............................................................................................................................218Defining Entities6.2.6

............................................................................................................................219Images in Authentic View6.2.7

............................................................................................................................220Keystrokes in Authentic View6.2.8

2217 Browser View

2228 Altova Global Resources

.........................................................................................................................................223Defining Global Resources 8.1............................................................................................................................225Files8.1.1

............................................................................................................................227Folders8.1.2

............................................................................................................................228Databases8.1.3

.........................................................................................................................................230Using Global Resources 8.2............................................................................................................................230Assigning Files and Folders8.2.1

............................................................................................................................232Assigning Databases8.2.2

............................................................................................................................233Changing Configurations8.2.3

2359 XMLSpy in MS Visual Studio .NET

.........................................................................................................................................237How the .NET and Standalone Versions Differ 9.1

.........................................................................................................................................241Visual Studio .NET and XSLT Debugger 9.2

.........................................................................................................................................244Visual Studio .NET and SOAP Debugger 9.3

24610 XMLSpy in Eclipse Platform

.........................................................................................................................................247Starting Eclipse and using the XMLSpy Plug-in 10.1

.........................................................................................................................................249Creating XML files in Eclipse 10.2

.........................................................................................................................................251Importing XML files into folders 10.3

.........................................................................................................................................254Differences between Eclipse and standalone versions 10.4

.........................................................................................................................................255Eclipse Platform and XSLT Debugger 10.5

.........................................................................................................................................257Eclipse views and perspectives 10.6

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25911 XSLT and XQuery Debugger

.........................................................................................................................................261Mechanism and Interface 11.1

.........................................................................................................................................263Commands and Toolbar Icons 11.2

.........................................................................................................................................266Settings 11.3

.........................................................................................................................................268Starting a Debugging Session 11.4

.........................................................................................................................................270Information Windows 11.5............................................................................................................................271Context Window11.5.1

............................................................................................................................271Variables Window11.5.2

............................................................................................................................272XPath-Watch Window11.5.3

............................................................................................................................272Call Stack Window11.5.4

............................................................................................................................273Messages Window11.5.5

............................................................................................................................273Templates Window11.5.6

............................................................................................................................273Info Window11.5.7

............................................................................................................................274Trace Window11.5.8

............................................................................................................................274Arranging the Information Windows11.5.9

.........................................................................................................................................276Breakpoints 11.6

.........................................................................................................................................279Tracepoints 11.7

28412 User Reference

.........................................................................................................................................285File Menu 12.1............................................................................................................................285New12.1.1

............................................................................................................................288Open12.1.2

............................................................................................................................289Open URL12.1.3

............................................................................................................................290Open Global Resource12.1.4

............................................................................................................................291Reload12.1.5

............................................................................................................................291Encoding12.1.6

............................................................................................................................292Close, Close All12.1.7

............................................................................................................................292Save, Save As, Save All12.1.8

............................................................................................................................292Save to URL12.1.9

............................................................................................................................293Send by Mail12.1.10

............................................................................................................................294Print12.1.11

............................................................................................................................295Print Preview, Print Setup12.1.12

............................................................................................................................296Recent Files, Exit12.1.13

.........................................................................................................................................297Edit Menu 12.2............................................................................................................................298Undo, Redo12.2.1

............................................................................................................................298Cut, Copy, Past, Delete12.2.2

............................................................................................................................298Copy as XML-Text12.2.3

............................................................................................................................299Copy as Structured Text12.2.4

............................................................................................................................301Insert File Path12.2.5

............................................................................................................................301Insert XInclude12.2.6

............................................................................................................................303Copy XPath12.2.7

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............................................................................................................................303Copy XPointer12.2.8

............................................................................................................................304Pretty-Print XML Text12.2.9

............................................................................................................................304Select All12.2.10

............................................................................................................................304Find, Find Next12.2.11

............................................................................................................................307Replace12.2.12

............................................................................................................................308Find in Files12.2.13

............................................................................................................................310Bookmark Commands12.2.14

............................................................................................................................310Comment In/Out12.2.15

.........................................................................................................................................312Project Menu 12.3............................................................................................................................313New Project12.3.1

............................................................................................................................314Open Project12.3.2

............................................................................................................................314Reload Project12.3.3

............................................................................................................................314Close Project12.3.4

............................................................................................................................314Save Project12.3.5

............................................................................................................................314Source control12.3.6

............................................................................................................................ 316Open Project–

............................................................................................................................ 318Enable Source Code Control–

............................................................................................................................ 319Get Latest Version–

............................................................................................................................ 319Check Out–

............................................................................................................................ 320Check In–

............................................................................................................................ 321Undo Check Out...–

............................................................................................................................ 321Add to Source Control–

............................................................................................................................ 323Remove from Source Control–

............................................................................................................................ 323Show History–

............................................................................................................................ 324Show Differences–

............................................................................................................................ 325Properties–

............................................................................................................................ 326Refresh Status–

............................................................................................................................ 326Run Native Interface–

............................................................................................................................326Add Files to Project12.3.7

............................................................................................................................326Add Global Resource to Project12.3.8

............................................................................................................................327Add URL to Project12.3.9

............................................................................................................................327Add Active File to Project12.3.10

............................................................................................................................327Add Active And Related Files to Project12.3.11

............................................................................................................................327Add Project Folder to Project12.3.12

............................................................................................................................327Add External Folder to Project12.3.13

............................................................................................................................330Add External Web Folder to Project12.3.14

............................................................................................................................333Project Properties12.3.15

............................................................................................................................334Most Recently Used Projects12.3.16

.........................................................................................................................................336XML Menu 12.4............................................................................................................................336Insert12.4.1

............................................................................................................................ 337Insert Attribute–

............................................................................................................................ 337Insert Element–

............................................................................................................................ 337Insert Text–

............................................................................................................................ 338Insert CDATA–

............................................................................................................................ 338Insert Comment–

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............................................................................................................................ 338Insert XML–

............................................................................................................................ 338Insert Processing Instruction–

............................................................................................................................ 338Insert XInclude–

............................................................................................................................ 340Insert DOCTYPE–

............................................................................................................................ 341Insert ExternalID–

............................................................................................................................ 341Insert ELEMENT–

............................................................................................................................ 342Insert ATTLIST–

............................................................................................................................ 342Insert ENTITY–

............................................................................................................................ 342Insert NOTATION–

............................................................................................................................342Append12.4.2

............................................................................................................................ 343Append Attribute–

............................................................................................................................ 343Append Element–

............................................................................................................................ 343Append Text–

............................................................................................................................ 344Append CDATA–

............................................................................................................................ 344Append Comment–

............................................................................................................................ 344Append XML–

............................................................................................................................ 344Append Processing Instruction–

............................................................................................................................ 344Append XInclude–

............................................................................................................................ 346Append DOCTYPE–

............................................................................................................................ 347Append ExternalID–

............................................................................................................................ 347Append ELEMENT–

............................................................................................................................ 347Append ATTLIST–

............................................................................................................................ 348Append ENTITY–

............................................................................................................................ 348Append NOTATION–

............................................................................................................................348Add Child12.4.3

............................................................................................................................ 349Add Child Attribute–

............................................................................................................................ 349Add Child Element–

............................................................................................................................ 349Add Child Text–

............................................................................................................................ 349Add Child CDATA–

............................................................................................................................ 350Add Child Comment–

............................................................................................................................ 350Add Child XML–

............................................................................................................................ 350Add Child Processing Instruction–

............................................................................................................................ 350Add Child XInclude–

............................................................................................................................ 352Add Child DOCTYPE–

............................................................................................................................ 352Add Child ExternalID–

............................................................................................................................ 353Add Child ELEMENT–

............................................................................................................................ 353Add Child ATTLIST–

............................................................................................................................ 353Add Child ENTITY–

............................................................................................................................ 353Add Child NOTATION–

............................................................................................................................354Convert To12.4.4

............................................................................................................................ 354Convert To Attribute–

............................................................................................................................ 354Convert To Element–

............................................................................................................................ 354Convert To Text–

............................................................................................................................ 354Convert To CDATA–

............................................................................................................................ 355Convert To Comment–

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............................................................................................................................ 355Convert To XML–

............................................................................................................................ 355Convert To Processing Instruction–

............................................................................................................................ 355Convert To DOCTYPE–

............................................................................................................................ 355Convert To ExternalID–

............................................................................................................................ 355Convert To ELEMENT–

............................................................................................................................ 355Convert To ATTLIST–

............................................................................................................................ 355Convert To ENTITY–

............................................................................................................................ 356Convert To NOTATION–

............................................................................................................................356Table12.4.5

............................................................................................................................ 356Display as Table–

............................................................................................................................ 357Insert Row–

............................................................................................................................ 357Append Row–

............................................................................................................................ 357Ascending Sort–

............................................................................................................................ 358Descending Sort–

............................................................................................................................358Move Left12.4.6

............................................................................................................................358Move Right12.4.7

............................................................................................................................359Enclose in Element12.4.8

............................................................................................................................359Evaluate XPath12.4.9

............................................................................................................................359Check Well-Formedness12.4.10

............................................................................................................................360Validate12.4.11

............................................................................................................................363Update Entry-Helpers12.4.12

............................................................................................................................364Namespace Prefix.12.4.13

.........................................................................................................................................365DTD/Schema Menu 12.5............................................................................................................................365Assign DTD12.5.1

............................................................................................................................365Assign Schema12.5.2

............................................................................................................................366Include another DTD12.5.3

............................................................................................................................366Go to DTD12.5.4

............................................................................................................................366Go to Schema12.5.5

............................................................................................................................366Go to Definition12.5.6

............................................................................................................................367Generate DTD/Schema12.5.7

............................................................................................................................369Convert DTD/Schema12.5.8

............................................................................................................................371Convert to UML12.5.9

............................................................................................................................373Map to other DTD/Schema or DB in MapForce...12.5.10

............................................................................................................................373Design HTML/PDF Output in StyleVision...12.5.11

............................................................................................................................373Generate Sample XML File12.5.12

............................................................................................................................374Flush Memory Cache12.5.13

.........................................................................................................................................375Schema Design Menu 12.6............................................................................................................................375Schema Settings12.6.1

............................................................................................................................377Save Diagram12.6.2

............................................................................................................................377Generate Documentation12.6.3

............................................................................................................................379Configure View12.6.4

............................................................................................................................383Zoom12.6.5

............................................................................................................................383Display All Globals12.6.6

............................................................................................................................384Display Diagram12.6.7

............................................................................................................................384Enable Oracle Schema Extensions12.6.8

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............................................................................................................................385Oracle Schema Settings12.6.9

............................................................................................................................385Enable Microsoft SQL Server Schema Extensions12.6.10

............................................................................................................................386Named Schema Relationships12.6.11

............................................................................................................................387Unnamed Element Relationships12.6.12

............................................................................................................................387Connect to SchemaAgent Server12.6.13

............................................................................................................................388Disconnect from SchemaAgent Server12.6.14

............................................................................................................................388Show in SchemaAgent12.6.15

............................................................................................................................388Extended Validation12.6.16

.........................................................................................................................................389XSL/XQuery Menu 12.7............................................................................................................................390XSL Transformation12.7.1

............................................................................................................................391XSL:FO Transformation12.7.2

............................................................................................................................392XSL Parameters/XQuery Variables12.7.3

............................................................................................................................395XQuery Execution12.7.4

............................................................................................................................396Assign XSL12.7.5

............................................................................................................................396Assign XSL:FO12.7.6

............................................................................................................................396Assign Sample XML file12.7.7

............................................................................................................................397Go to XSL12.7.8

............................................................................................................................397Start Debugger/Go12.7.9

............................................................................................................................397Stop Debugger12.7.10

............................................................................................................................397Restart Debugger12.7.11

............................................................................................................................397End Debugger Session12.7.12

............................................................................................................................398Step Into12.7.13

............................................................................................................................398Step Out12.7.14

............................................................................................................................398Step Over12.7.15

............................................................................................................................398Show Current Execution Node12.7.16

............................................................................................................................398Insert/Remove Breakpoint12.7.17

............................................................................................................................399Insert/Remove Tracepoint12.7.18

............................................................................................................................399Enable/Disable Breakpoint12.7.19

............................................................................................................................399Enable/Disable Tracepoint12.7.20

............................................................................................................................399Breakpoints/Tracepoints12.7.21

............................................................................................................................400Debug Windows12.7.22

............................................................................................................................400XSLT/XQuery Settings12.7.23

.........................................................................................................................................401Authentic Menu 12.8............................................................................................................................401New Document12.8.1

............................................................................................................................402Edit Database Data12.8.2

............................................................................................................................403Assign/Edit a StyleVision Stylesheet12.8.3

............................................................................................................................403Select New Row with XML Data for Editing12.8.4

............................................................................................................................404Define XML Entities12.8.5

............................................................................................................................406Hide Markup, Show Small/Large/Mixed Markup12.8.6

............................................................................................................................406Append/Insert/Duplicate/Delete Row12.8.7

............................................................................................................................407Move Row Up/Down12.8.8

.........................................................................................................................................408DB Menu 12.9............................................................................................................................408Connecting to a Data Source12.9.1

............................................................................................................................ 409Connection Wizard–

............................................................................................................................ 411Existing Connections–

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............................................................................................................................ 412ADO Connections–

............................................................................................................................ 416ODBC Connections–

............................................................................................................................ 418Global Resources–

............................................................................................................................419Query Database12.9.2

............................................................................................................................ 421Data Sources–

............................................................................................................................ 422Browser Pane: Viewing the DB Objects–

............................................................................................................................ 426Query Pane: Description and Features–

............................................................................................................................ 429Query Pane: Working with Queries–

............................................................................................................................ 429Results and Messages–

............................................................................................................................432IBM DB212.9.3

............................................................................................................................ 432Assign XML Schema–

............................................................................................................................434Oracle XML DB12.9.4

............................................................................................................................ 435Search–

............................................................................................................................ 436List Schemas–

............................................................................................................................ 437Add Schema–

............................................................................................................................ 438Browse Oracle XML documents–

............................................................................................................................ 439Properties–

............................................................................................................................ 440Adding XML document instances–

.........................................................................................................................................441Convert Menu 12.10............................................................................................................................441Import Text File12.10.1

............................................................................................................................443Import Database Data12.10.2

............................................................................................................................447Import Microsoft Word Document12.10.3

............................................................................................................................448Create XML Schema from DB Structure12.10.4

............................................................................................................................452DB Import Based on XML Schema12.10.5

............................................................................................................................453Create DB Structure from XML Schema12.10.6

............................................................................................................................456Export to Text Files12.10.7

............................................................................................................................459Export to a Database12.10.8

.........................................................................................................................................462View Menu 12.11............................................................................................................................462Text View12.11.1

............................................................................................................................462Enhanced Grid View12.11.2

............................................................................................................................462Schema/WSDL Design View12.11.3

............................................................................................................................463Authentic View12.11.4

............................................................................................................................463Browser View12.11.5

............................................................................................................................463Expand12.11.6

............................................................................................................................463Collapse12.11.7

............................................................................................................................464Expand Fully12.11.8

............................................................................................................................464Collapse Unselected12.11.9

............................................................................................................................464Optimal Widths12.11.10

............................................................................................................................464Word Wrap12.11.11

............................................................................................................................464Go to Line/Char12.11.12

............................................................................................................................465Go to File12.11.13

............................................................................................................................465Line Numbers Margin12.11.14

............................................................................................................................465Bookmarks Margin12.11.15

............................................................................................................................465Source Folding Margin12.11.16

............................................................................................................................466Indentation Guides12.11.17

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.........................................................................................................................................467Browser Menu 12.12............................................................................................................................467Back12.12.1

............................................................................................................................467Forward12.12.2

............................................................................................................................467Stop12.12.3

............................................................................................................................467Refresh12.12.4

............................................................................................................................467Fonts12.12.5

............................................................................................................................467Separate Window12.12.6

.........................................................................................................................................468Tools Menu 12.13............................................................................................................................468Spelling12.13.1

............................................................................................................................470Spelling Options12.13.2

............................................................................................................................474Switch to Scripting Environment12.13.3

............................................................................................................................474Show Macros12.13.4

............................................................................................................................475Project12.13.5

............................................................................................................................ 475Assign Script to Project–

............................................................................................................................ 475Unassign Scripts from Project–

............................................................................................................................ 475Project Scripts Active–

............................................................................................................................475Comparisons12.13.6

............................................................................................................................ 475Compare Open File With–

............................................................................................................................ 478Compare Directories–

............................................................................................................................ 480Compare Options–

............................................................................................................................483Global Resources12.13.7

............................................................................................................................483Active Configuration12.13.8

............................................................................................................................484Customize12.13.9

............................................................................................................................ 484Commands–

............................................................................................................................ 485Toolbars–

............................................................................................................................ 486Keyboard–

............................................................................................................................ 491Menu–

............................................................................................................................ 493Macros–

............................................................................................................................ 494Plug-Ins–

............................................................................................................................ 495Options–

............................................................................................................................ 495Customize Context Menu–

............................................................................................................................497Options12.13.10

............................................................................................................................ 497File–

............................................................................................................................ 499File Types–

............................................................................................................................ 501Editing–

............................................................................................................................ 502View–

............................................................................................................................ 503Grid Fonts–

............................................................................................................................ 504Schema Fonts–

............................................................................................................................ 505Text Fonts–

............................................................................................................................ 506Colors–

............................................................................................................................ 507Encoding–

............................................................................................................................ 508XSL–

............................................................................................................................ 509Scripting–

.........................................................................................................................................511Window Menu 12.14............................................................................................................................511Cascade12.14.1

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............................................................................................................................511Tile Horizontally12.14.2

............................................................................................................................511Tile Vertically12.14.3

............................................................................................................................511Project Window12.14.4

............................................................................................................................511Info Window12.14.5

............................................................................................................................512Entry Helpers12.14.6

............................................................................................................................512Output Windows12.14.7

............................................................................................................................512Project and Entry Helpers12.14.8

............................................................................................................................512All On/Off12.14.9

............................................................................................................................512Currently Open Window List12.14.10

.........................................................................................................................................514Help Menu 12.15............................................................................................................................514Table of Contents12.15.1

............................................................................................................................514Index12.15.2

............................................................................................................................514Search12.15.3

............................................................................................................................515Keyboard Map12.15.4

............................................................................................................................515Activation, Order Form, Registration, Updates12.15.5

............................................................................................................................516Support Center, FAQ, Downloads12.15.6

............................................................................................................................517On the Internet12.15.7

............................................................................................................................517About12.15.8

Programmers' Reference 520

5211 Release Notes

5232 Scripting

.........................................................................................................................................525Usage Overview 2.1............................................................................................................................525Scripting Projects and the Project Window2.1.1

............................................................................................................................526Editing in the Main Window2.1.2

............................................................................................................................528Forms, Event Handlers, and Macros2.1.3

............................................................................................................................529Scripting Settings2.1.4

.........................................................................................................................................530Forms 2.2............................................................................................................................530Editor Views2.2.1

............................................................................................................................532Form Design2.2.2

............................................................................................................................533Object Properties and Events2.2.3

............................................................................................................................535Object: TheView2.2.4

............................................................................................................................536Example: Creating a Form2.2.5

............................................................................................................................541Example: Using Colors2.2.6

.........................................................................................................................................542Application Event Handlers 2.3

.........................................................................................................................................545Macros 2.4............................................................................................................................545Creating a New Macro2.4.1

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............................................................................................................................546Creating Functions for the Macro2.4.2

............................................................................................................................547Running a Macro2.4.3

............................................................................................................................548Modifying a Macro2.4.4

.........................................................................................................................................550Menus 2.5............................................................................................................................550File2.5.1

............................................................................................................................551Edit2.5.2

............................................................................................................................551View2.5.3

............................................................................................................................552Project2.5.4

............................................................................................................................552Layout2.5.5

............................................................................................................................555Draw2.5.6

............................................................................................................................556Window2.5.7

.........................................................................................................................................557Programming Points 2.6

5583 XMLSpy Plugins

.........................................................................................................................................559Registration of IDE PlugIns 3.1

.........................................................................................................................................560ActiveX Controls 3.2

.........................................................................................................................................561Configuration XML 3.3

.........................................................................................................................................564ATL sample files 3.4............................................................................................................................564Interface description (IDL)3.4.1

............................................................................................................................566Class definition3.4.2

............................................................................................................................566Implementation3.4.3

.........................................................................................................................................569IXMLSpyPlugIn 3.5............................................................................................................................569OnCommand3.5.1

............................................................................................................................570OnUpdateCommand3.5.2

............................................................................................................................570OnEvent3.5.3

............................................................................................................................572GetUIModifications3.5.4

............................................................................................................................573GetDescription3.5.5

5744 The XMLSpy API

.........................................................................................................................................575Overview 4.1............................................................................................................................575Object model4.1.1

............................................................................................................................576Simple document access4.1.2

............................................................................................................................577Error handling4.1.3

............................................................................................................................579Events4.1.4

............................................................................................................................582Import and export of data4.1.5

............................................................................................................................584Using XMLData to modify document structure4.1.6

............................................................................................................................588The DOM and XMLData4.1.7

............................................................................................................................590Obsolete Authentic View Row operations4.1.8

............................................................................................................................591Obsolete Authentic View Editing operations4.1.9

.........................................................................................................................................593Usage Examples 4.2............................................................................................................................593JScript: Bubble Sort Dynamic Tables4.2.1

............................................................................................................................594VBScript: Using object-level events4.2.2

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.........................................................................................................................................596Interfaces 4.3............................................................................................................................596Application4.3.1

............................................................................................................................ 597Events–

....................................................................................................................... 597OnBeforeOpenDocument

....................................................................................................................... 598OnBeforeOpenProject

....................................................................................................................... 598OnDocumentOpened

....................................................................................................................... 599OnProjectOpened

............................................................................................................................ 599ActiveDocument–

............................................................................................................................ 600AddMacroMenuItem–

............................................................................................................................ 600Application–

............................................................................................................................ 600ClearMacroMenu–

............................................................................................................................ 600CurrentProject–

............................................................................................................................ 601Dialogs–

............................................................................................................................ 601Documents–

............................................................................................................................ 601FindInFiles–

............................................................................................................................ 601GetDatabaseImportElementList–

............................................................................................................................ 602GetDatabaseSettings–

............................................................................................................................ 602GetDatabaseTables–

............................................................................................................................ 603GetExportSettings–

............................................................................................................................ 603GetTextImportElementList–

............................................................................................................................ 604GetTextImportExportSettings–

............................................................................................................................ 604ImportFromDatabase–

............................................................................................................................ 605ImportFromSchema–

............................................................................................................................ 606ImportFromText–

............................................................................................................................ 607ImportFromWord–

............................................................................................................................ 607NewProject–

............................................................................................................................ 607OpenProject–

............................................................................................................................ 608Parent–

............................................................................................................................ 608Quit–

............................................................................................................................ 608ReloadSettings–

............................................................................................................................ 609RunMacro–

............................................................................................................................ 609ScriptingEnvironment–

............................................................................................................................ 609ShowApplication–

............................................................................................................................ 610ShowFindInFiles–

............................................................................................................................ 610ShowForm–

............................................................................................................................ 610URLDelete–

............................................................................................................................ 611URLMakeDirectory–

............................................................................................................................ 611Visible–

............................................................................................................................ 611WarningNumber–

............................................................................................................................ 611WarningText–

............................................................................................................................612AuthenticDataTransfer4.3.2

............................................................................................................................ 612dropEffect–

............................................................................................................................ 613getData–