Good XML program?

[Pyramus]

Can someone point me in the direction of a good program to write/edit XML docs/schemas please? There's surely something better than notepad

 

[harmmeijer]

I hear xml spy is good, you can only use it for 30 days though.
There is allso xmlnotepad from Microsoft (I did not like that one).

 

[oliverreade]

Try this out:

http://www.xmlwriter.net

 

[uura]

XML SPY, especially if you get the full IDE, is a great tool. It can even generate XML Schema for you from your XML documents. The schema always need a little tweaking, but that is expected. XML Spy is worth the money.

 

[mulligh]

I tried XML Spy. I didn't like the layout of the program and found it very cumbersome. I tried to uninstall, but it didn't bring my system back to the state it was in before installation (i.e. file assocations, right click menus, etc.). I would not recommend the software until they improve their uninstall utility.

If you just want a good full featured editor, try XMetaL instead

http://www.softquad.com/

 

[uura]

XML Spy does take a little getting used to. I haven't tried to uninstall yet. Will keep an eye out for issues like that. Thanks.

 

[Ploegah]

Hi,

i use stylus studio, fully W3C compliant and very handy especially to convert XML files.

http://www.stylusstudio.com/

 

[bobcha]

I use XML Spy. I don't mind the schema building interface - it abstracted alot of the details which smoothed the DTD to XSD transition. They keep up with the latest of releases of MSXML (the XML implementation I am using). There are some bits that I wish were better (eg contextual intellisense)... IMO 8/10

I think the best thing to do is evaluate, then either buy that software or evaluate another. If you have a chosen technology, then look for their compatibility with it. Also, don't buy what you don't need - sometimes you don't need to buy the whole suite, just the products you'll use.

 

[bobcha]

Oh I should add this: I usually check for freeware before I consider buying - I didn't find anything worthwhile in the XML/Schema area.

 

[flumpy]

try Xselerator!

its ace, and it also parses xsl. Worth the 96 dollars i think.

http://www.topxml.com/xselerator/