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Display XML in collapsable tree structure

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  • 27-06-2006 6:48pm
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    m_stan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭


    Aside from writing a scipt/app to do this, does anyone know of a freeware app/util/online script to display an xml file in a collapsable tree structure ?


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    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,869 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    Not sure but you could give XMLSpy a shot:
    http://www.altova.com/

    I use it in work and it's excellent, there's a free home edition. Don't know what view options you have in it, but worth looking at.


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    m_stan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭m_stan


    Thanks. A colleague recommended this too but when I visited the site I didn't see the free home version and the pay version seems very pricey and probably overkill for this simple task I need.

    Since I'm also not a home user, it's a little dodgy to use this so I might just have to write a PHP script to do this, but I'll have a look anyway.

    Thanks!


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    daymobrew
    Registered Users Posts: 6,511 ✭✭✭daymobrew


    I thought that IE and Firefox display XML files in a collapsable tree structure by default. Obviously you cannot edit the file in this case.

    I just opened Firefox's downloads.rdf (an XML configuration file) in Firefox 1.5 on Solaris sparc and it displayed the document in a collapsable tree (with all nodes expanded).
    I did have to rename the file to ".xml". Also, it did have "This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below." at the top.


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    Webmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 9,579 ✭✭✭Webmonkey


    daymobrew wrote:
    I thought that IE and Firefox display XML files in a collapsable tree structure by default. Obviously you cannot edit the file in this case.

    I just opened Firefox's downloads.rdf (an XML configuration file) in Firefox 1.5 on Solaris sparc and it displayed the document in a collapsable tree (with all nodes expanded).
    I did have to rename the file to ".xml". Also, it did have "This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below." at the top.
    That is what i was thinking too lastnight but didn't want to mention it incase i've missed something obvious you've said!


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