MsHelp » XML http://mshelp.be Ins and Outs of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:30:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Simple way to generate XSD from XML via Visual Studio http://mshelp.be/simple-way-to-generate-xsd-from-xml-via-visual-studio-262.htm http://mshelp.be/simple-way-to-generate-xsd-from-xml-via-visual-studio-262.htm#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:46:30 +0000 Sven http://mshelp.be/simple-way-to-generate-xsd-from-xml-via-visual-studio-262.htm Today we had to generate an XSD file from an XML file.
Of course you can use the XML Schema Definition tool (XSD.exe) or something 3rd party (XMLSpy: Best XML editor ever made IMHO) for this.
But there is also an easy way to do this via Visual Studio.

When you open an XML file in Visual Studio a new menu item (XML) will appear.
From this menu you can do the following:

  • Create schema
  • Show XSLT Output
  • Debug XSLT
  • View available Schemas

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Feel a little stupid that I didn’t notice this earlier. Apparently this is something that
has been there for a while.

But anyway, it’s a nice feature.

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