XSD - How to create a default XML

[Stefano]

Hi all,

I defined a XML Schema... so I've a .xsd file.

I defined the schema using "default" attribute... for example:
<xs:element name="color" type="xs:string" default="red"/>

Now, I would like to generate an empty XML file, from the XML Schema.

How can I do that?

Thanks a lot.

Bye
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Stefano Giannone
MCP .NET
http://www.giasoft.it

[Martin Honnen]

Stefano wrote:

I defined a XML Schema... so I've a .xsd file.

I defined the schema using "default" attribute... for example:
<xs:element name="color" type="xs:string" default="red"/>

Now, I would like to generate an empty XML file, from the XML Schema.

..NET 1.x and its xsd.exe tool has support to generate an XML schema from
an XML instance document but not the other way round.
But there are some XML editors around that claim they support generating
a sample XML from a DTD or schema.
And Google turns up some stuff
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q=generate+sample+XML+fr om+XML+schema&btnG=Search>
maybe you can find something useful there.

--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Stefano]

Hi Martin,

thanks for the answer.

I need to do that programmatically, both from JavaScript (client side) and
ASP.NET (so .NET 1.x... server side).

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Bye
--
Stefano Giannone
MCP .NET
http://www.giasoft.it
"Martin Honnen" <ma*******@yahoo.de> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:O%***************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Stefano wrote:

I defined a XML Schema... so I've a .xsd file.

I defined the schema using "default" attribute... for example:
<xs:element name="color" type="xs:string" default="red"/>

Now, I would like to generate an empty XML file, from the XML Schema.
.NET 1.x and its xsd.exe tool has support to generate an XML schema from
an XML instance document but not the other way round.
But there are some XML editors around that claim they support generating
a sample XML from a DTD or schema.
And Google turns up some stuff

<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...mple+XML+from+
XML+schema&btnG=Search> maybe you can find something useful there.

--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Martin Honnen]

Stefano wrote:

I need to do that programmatically, both from JavaScript (client side) and
ASP.NET (so .NET 1.x... server side).

There are some examples around, at least for .NET using the SOM (schema
object model), the most promising earlier thread I can find on that is here:
<http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.xml/browse_frm/thread/238aba965f4a5f7c/9fec532900467890?q=create+XML+document+from+schema +group:microsoft.public.dotnet.xml#9fec53290046789 0>

--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Stefano]

OK, thanks!

Maybe OT... but... what about JavaScript side?

Bye
--
Stefano Giannone
MCP .NET
http://www.giasoft.it
"Martin Honnen" <ma*******@yahoo.de> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:Of**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Stefano wrote:

I need to do that programmatically, both from JavaScript (client side) and ASP.NET (so .NET 1.x... server side).
There are some examples around, at least for .NET using the SOM (schema
object model), the most promising earlier thread I can find on that is

here: <http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...ml/browse_frm/
thread/238aba965f4a5f7c/9fec532900467890?q=create+XML+document+from+schema +g
roup:microsoft.public.dotnet.xml#9fec532900467890>
--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Martin Honnen]

Stefano wrote:

what about JavaScript side?

MSXML 4 has support for a SOM (schema object model) too thus if you
script MSXML 4 with J(ava)Script you could in theory walk the SOM of a
schema and try to generate an XML instance. I don't know of code
examples doing that however.
--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Stefano]

OK, thank you again!

Bye
--
Stefano Giannone
MCP .NET
http://www.giasoft.it
"Martin Honnen" <ma*******@yahoo.de> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:eD**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

Stefano wrote:

what about JavaScript side?

MSXML 4 has support for a SOM (schema object model) too thus if you
script MSXML 4 with J(ava)Script you could in theory walk the SOM of a
schema and try to generate an XML instance. I don't know of code
examples doing that however.
--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/