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.

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> Stefano wrote:
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> > 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
>

> maybe you can find something useful there.
>
> --
>
> Martin Honnen
> http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

Stefano wrote:

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

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> Stefano wrote:
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> > 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:
>

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

Stefano wrote:

> what about JavaScript side?

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> Stefano wrote:
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> > what about JavaScript side?
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> 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/