Command Line
Certain XMLSpy actions can be carried out from the command line. These commands are listed below:
Open a file
Command: xmlspy.exe file.xml
Action: Opens the file, file.xml, in XMLSpy
| Note: | If an XML file has an SPS file already assigned to it, then the XML file is opened in Authentic View. Otherwise, the XML file is opened in Text View. If an SPS file is not assigned, one can be assigned with the /sps flag (see below). |
Open multiple files
Command: xmlspy.exe file1.xml file2.xml
Action: Opens the files, file1.xml and file2.xml, in XMLSpy
Assign an SPS file to an XML file for Authentic View editing
Command: xmlspy.exe myxml.xml /sps mysps.sps
Action: Opens the file, myxml.xml in Authentic View with mysps.sps as its SPS file. The /sps flag specifies that the SPS file that follows is to be used with the XML file that precedes the /sps flag (for Authentic View editing).
Open a new XML template file via an SPS file
Command: xmlspy.exe mysps.sps
Action: Opens a new XML file in Authentic View. The display will be based on the SPS and the new XML file will have a skeletal structure based on the SPS schema. The name of the newly created XML file must be assigned when saving the XML file.
Open an SPS file as an XML document in Text View
Command: xmlspy.exe /raw mysps.sps
Action: Opens the file mysps.sps as an XML document in Text View. The /raw flag specifies that the SPS file that follows is to be edited as an XML file.