The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is a subset of SGML (the Structured Generalized Markup Language) that has been defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in 1998 (see http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml). Its goal is to enable generic SGML to be served, received, and processed on the Web in the way that is now possible with HTML. XML has been designed for ease of implementation and for interoperability with both SGML and HTML.
The XML Spy online help and printable documentation contain a Tutorial section that give you a general overview of XML and XML Spy.
Please note that the complete XML Spy Suite documentation is available in printed form, and can be purchased from http://www.xmlspy.com/bookstore in the USA or Canada. To order from other coutries please go to the XML Spy resources page and select the specific link for your region.
To learn more about XML and its associated protocols, please also visit our list of recommended links to various XML-related information resources on the XML Spy web server.
We will take a short tour to discuss the various aspects of XML and the other related W3C standards, before explaining the various features of XML Spy that will help you make the most of XML.
If you are already familiar with XML, you may wish to skip to the Using XML Spy section.
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