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Generating a Schema from Multiple XML Instances

February 6, 2019/0 Comments/in Development, Tools, XML click on the xml, click on the xml files, files, files folder, files folder and select, folder and select, generate, generate an xsd, project, right click, right click on the xml, schema, xml, xml editor, xml files, xml files folder, xml files folder and select, xml schema, xmlspy project, xsd /by Erin Cavanaugh

I was recently talking with one of our Support Engineers about common questions he receives from customers. One that comes up a lot is schema generation, specifically, “How can I generate an XSD?” The answer, of course, is to use your favorite XML editor. XMLSpy will generate a valid XSD from a DTD, a relational database structure, a JSON Schema, and of course, an XML instance.

But what many customers don’t know is that the XML editor will also create an XML Schema based on a group of related XML files – and this is a common requirement. Let’s take a look at how it works.

Tags: XML Editor, XML Schema, XMLSpy, XSD

Implementing Basic Filtering in Your App

October 24, 2018/in Development, mobile development, MobileTogether app, apps, designer, developers, filtering, implement, mobile, mobile app, mobiletogether, mobiletogether designer, tutorials, video /by Ty Shuff

There are numerous ways to implement searching and filtering within mobile apps. MobileTogether Designer allows developers to perform filtering on either your mobile app or on the server via a SQL query. Knowledge of each of these methods, along with the use cases for them, is an essential tool every mobile developer should possess.

This video tutorial continues to build out the books database project that has been constructed in previous tutorials. It will cover the steps needed to implement basic filtering in your mobile app. Additionally, it also introduces developers to the usage of user defined XQuery functions which provide a method to centralize application logic.

If you’re new to MobileTogether Designer, please take a moment to view the MobileTogether Demos page where we have provided links to additional video tutorials and demo apps.

Tags: Altova Online Training, Database, mobile, mobile development, MobileTogether

Get Sharp with Altova’s Latest Release

October 17, 2018/in Development, Software, XML generic preferred, generic preferred label, google protocol buffers, high-res monitors, preferred label, protocol buffers, protocol buffers format, referenced by a typed, referenced by a typed dimension, server, support, typed domain, version 2019, xbrl, xbrl generic, xbrl generic preferred, xbrl generic preferred label, xmlspy, xmlspy and raptorxml, xmlspy and umodel /by Erin Cavanaugh

Altova Software Version 2019 introduces over 20 new features to help you sharpen your development game – starting with support for high-res monitors in both XMLSpy and UModel. There are also tools for working with new standards and database versions across the product line, the ability to map and convert data in Google Protocol Buffers format, and much more. Let’s take a look at the highlights.

Altova Version 2019

An Easy Way to Test HTTP Requests During Development

October 10, 2018/in Development, JSON, XML data, grid view, home page, http command, http requests, http window, import wizard, request, requests, rest api, review the response, send, soap web, testing, testing and debugging, web, web server, web services, window, xmlspy /by Erin Cavanaugh

Web and web services developers often need to send HTTP requests – whether for testing APIs, testing REST and SOAP web services, or managing web sites.

XMLSpy now makes it easy to send and receive HTTP requests directly in the XML editor during development with a new HTTP Window and WADL/WSDL Import Wizard.

Creating and Deleting Database Records with MobileTogether

September 12, 2018/in Development, mobile development, MobileTogether apps, data, designer, functionality, mobiletogether, mobiletogether designer, video /by Ty Shuff

Creating, deleting, and validating records is an essential bit of functionality in all data driven apps. By using MobileTogether Designer, developers can produce cross platform apps capable of handling these functions and more in record time.

The video tutorial below expands upon the concepts introduced in previous videos. It covers the steps required to add functionality for creation, deletion, and data validation to your mobile app.

If you’re new to MobileTogether Designer, please take a moment to view the MobileTogether Demos page where we have provided links to additional video tutorials and demo apps.

Tags: Altova Online Training, Database, mobile, mobile development, MobileTogether

Retrieve and Modify Images with MobileTogether

August 7, 2018/in Development, mobile development, MobileTogether apps, designer, developers, images, mobiletogether, mobiletogether designer, video /by Ty Shuff

Inevitably mobile developers will need to build an app that needs to interact with their users’ camera and gallery. MobileTogether Designer makes this task easy by providing a set of controls that allow developers to add this functionality to apps in record time. The video tutorial below is a continuation of our series aimed at working with databases in MobileTogether; it covers steps needed to solicit images and, if necessary, resize those images to fit a user’s device.

If you’re new to MobileTogether Designer, please take a moment to view the MobileTogether Demos page where we have provided links to additional video tutorials and demo apps.

Tags: Altova Online Training, Database, mobile, mobile development, MobileTogether

How to Debug XSLT and XQuery

July 31, 2018/in Development, Software, XML back-mapping, back-mapping enabled, debugging, debugging xslt, debugging xslt and xquery, document, documents, output, output document, result document, simply click, source, transformation, xml and xslt, xmlspy, xquery, xquery transformation, xslt and xquery, xslt or xquery, xslt or xquery transformation /by Erin Cavanaugh

Nothing’s more frustrating than getting unintended results from an XSLT or XQuery transformation and having to spend hours tracking down the issue – especially if you’ve inherited the project from another developer or haven’t looked at the code in a few months. Of course, XMLSpy has long included an XSLT debugger and XQuery debugger for setting break points and stepping through transformations to identify problems.

For a more interactive debugging process, XMLSpy also includes XSLT/XQuery back-mapping.

With back-mapping enabled, you can simply click on or hover over the portion of your output document you want to zero in on, and XMLSpy will immediately highlight the source XML and XSLT or XQuery instruction that is responsible. Let’s see how it works.

Debug XSLT with back-mapping