XML Spy is the first true Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for XML that includes all major aspects of XML in one powerful and easy-to-use product:
+ XML editing and validation,
+ Schema/DTD editing and validation, and
+ XSL editing and transformation.
XML Spy is a professional validating XML editor for Windows developers, IT professionals and Web-Design people that lets you edit all XML, XSD, XHTML, XSL, RDF, WML, and DTD files and provides four advanced views on your documents: an Enhanced Grid View for strucutred editing, a Database/Table view that shows repeated elements in a tabular fashion, a Text View with syntax-coloring for low-level work, and an integrated Browser View that supports both CSS and XSL style-sheets.
For a more detailed description of the features available in XML Spy 3.0, please visit our web-site at http://www.xmlspy.com or refer to the online help-system and the electronic manual included with this distribution.
IMPORTANT BETA TESTING NOTICE
Version 3.5 Beta 1 is the first public beta release for our upcoming XML Spy 3.5 product and includes several new features. Specifically the 3.5 Beta 1 release contains:
+ support for the latest XML Schema Candidate Recommendation released by the W3C on 10/24/2000
+ a graphical schema design view for editing XML Schemas with unprecedented ease-of-use
+ the ability to automatically convert schemas from the April 7 working draft to Oct 24 CR
+ the ability to access files from a URL (http: or ftp:) using a user-name and password
+ the ability to save files directly to an FTP server
+ a new COM-based API for integrating XML Spy into custom solutions (Visual Basic sample included)
+ a totally rewritten version of the network license metering module
Please do especially test these new features when working with this beta version and report all bugs or other feedback directly to beta@xmlspy.com - please note that we cannot provide any technical support for this version.
KNOWN BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
This is a list of known bugs and limitations in this beta version - please do not report any of the following issues, as we are already aware of them:
+ validation of XML-Data or BizTalk schemas is broken in this release
+ the following XML Schema components are not yet supported by the graphical schema view:
- redefine can be edited, but is not yet interpreted
- unique, key, keyref can't be edited
- annotation - only the first documentation sub-element can be edited
- schema adjuncts (or anything from another namespace) can't be edited
- if a simpleType is built from a hierarchy of included simpleType
(e.g. a union of a list of a restriction), the facets of the
respective sub-simpleTypes can't be edited
- the "GoTo Definition" command only works within the schema design view,
but not yet from an instance document to the schema
- attributes specified within the restriction of another complexType can't be edited
- Undo and Find/Replace are not yet supported
- schemas can't be validated from the schema view - switch to grid view to validate
+ the following XML Schema components are not yet implemented inside the validator core:
- all
- anyAttribute
- unique, key, keyref
- redefine
- final
- use=prohibited
- abstract, block, nullable
- user-defined duration and period facets (the built-in types are, however, fully supported)
- \p{X} category escape for pattern facets
- \p{IsX} block escape for pattern facets
+ the "Browse" button in the "Open URL..." dialog does not work
+ if a file is opened from a http: URL, saving back the file to that URL does not yet work (WebDAV, http PUT)
+ the on-line help does not yet describe any of the new functions other than the COM-based API
Also, please note that this is a pre-release product and has not yet passed our quality assurance. We must, therefore, urge you to only use this software for testing and evaluation purposes, and not for actual production work. While we are very confident in the quality of this Beta 1 version, we cannot make any warranties. Always make a backup of your files, before testing them with this beta release. This software is provided "as-is"!
INSTALLATION
The "XMLSPY35.EXE" automatically installs XML Spy on your computer (including an help system and several example files). XML Spy works with Windows 95, 98, and NT. An uninstaller ist also included and can be launched from the Start menu, if you ever wish to remove XML Spy from your computer.
Please note, that XML Spy has separate versions of the XML Spy Software for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT/2000, because only Windows NT and Windows 2000 provide full Unicode support on the operating-system layer. The setup program will automatically detect your version of Windows and install the correct version for XML Spy.
XML Spy is a commercial software package and is available through electronic distribution. You may install and distribute the evaluation version FREE of charge. After installation you may freely evaluate the software for a period of 30 days. If you like XML Spy and want to use it beyond the evaluation persion, you must purchase a license to obtain a fully registered version. Please refer to http://www.xmlspy.com/order for ordering and pricing information.
DISTRIBUTION
You may freely distribute the unregistered XML Spy software package, as long as either the "XMLSPY35.EXE" installation program is the only item distributed. The software itself, its online help system, and any license key-code may not be copied, transferred, or distributed.
LICENSE METERING
XML Spy has a built-in license metering module that helps you in avoiding any unintentional violation of our license agreement. XML Spy can be licensed either as a single-user or multi-user software and depending on your license, this license-metering module makes sure, that no more than the licensed number of users are using XML Spy concurrently. If more than the licensed number of copies is used, any attempt to start another copy of XML Spy will only result in a dialog being displayed on the user's machine. No information is ever transmitted outside your local area network (LAN) or over the Internet!
This license-metering technology is using your LAN to communicating between instances of XML Spy running on different computers. This communication only happens whenever a new copy of XML Spy is being launched and will not put any significant load on your network. Please see the corresponding chapter in the online help system for further information.
FEEDBACK & SUPPORT
If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please contact support@xmlspy.com via E-Mail. We reserve the right to provide free technical support only to registered users. We'd also like to invite you to help us improve our product: please fill out the on-line questionnaire on the "Help" menu to tell us what you'd like to see in a future version of XML Spy.
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