XML structure view

[ThWiedmann]

Hello,

I have a xml file whose tags are arranged in 1 line without any line wrapping with CR/LF or LF. Some xml editors nevertheless display such an unstructured file with a usual xml structure.

Is it possible - and if yes, how - to display with UltraEdit 11.10+1 a file like
<xml><root-tag><next-tag> ...
with a xml strukture like
<xml>
<root-tag>
<next-tag> ...

Thanks for all good hints.

Thomas Wiedmann

[Bego]

Hi,

look here: viewtopic.php?t=89

rds Bego

[ThWiedmann]

Which is the exact link, where xmllint can be downloaded from? I didn't find the tool at http://xmlsoft.org/.

Thomas Wiedmann

[Mofi]

http://xmlsoft.org/sources/win32/ which is on the xmlsoft downloads page. You can also download it from Libxml of Igor Zlatkovic as also mentioned on the xmlsoft downloads page.

But Xmllint is not a single EXE which you can download, install and run. It is a collection of libraries which must be installed and configured correct before it can be used like similar open source packages on Linux. This is described on the Libxml page of Igor Zlatkovic.

You should also know that built-in support of the Xmllint tool package was introduced with UE v12.10 where the UE users were also forced to download and install the necessary packages before they could use it. With currently latested UE v13.00a all necessary files for Xmllint support are not installed with UE for ready to use.

The files needed are: iconv.dll, libxml2.dll, xmllint.exe and zlib1.dll.

Please note: I have never used Xmllint because I don't edit XML files.

[ThWiedmann]

I installed libxml2-2.6.23.win32.zip by extracting the files in my programs directory by maintaining the paths. When I try to call C:\Programme\libxml2-2.6.23.win32\bin\xmllint.exe by double click, I only see a command console flashing up and immediately afterward disappearing again.

What may be the reason?
How to start and use libxml2?

Thomas Wiedmann

[jorrasdk]

It's a command line tool. Open a DOS window in the "C:\Programme\libxml2-2.6.23.win32\bin\" folder and run xmllint.exe. It will then list all the possible options.
These can also be seen at xmlsoft.org/xmllint.html

You will probably want to integrate it in UE as a tool. Check out Advanced menu / tool configuration - and study the UE help for more info.

[ThWiedmann]

xmllint.exe ran now in the command console. But is there also an appropriate plugin for UltraEdit 11.10+1, which I can use to adapt the xml structure, displayed? If yes, where can I get it and how it is to install (and to configure)?

Thomas Wiedmann