User Tools

User Tools was incorporated into XMLwriter to allow you the flexibility to choose the XML tools you want to use. For example, you can use IBM's XML4C parser to validate your XML documents, or IBM's LotusXSL to transform your XML documents. You are not limited to MSXML's support of the XML standards.

You can configure up to 20 different User Tools at a time in XMLwriter, which you can run from the Tools menu or User Tools Toolbar. The tools you specify can be any program that will run on your operating system.

If you are not sure where to start, please see our Online User Tools Help page for a list of tools that have been successfully interfaced with XMLwriter. The previous link includes argument parameters that the listed external applications accept.