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kprice0d617d02007-04-05 04:02:49 +00007<title>Creating XML files</title>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +00008<titlealts>
kprice0d617d02007-04-05 04:02:49 +00009<searchtitle>Creating XML files</searchtitle>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +000010</titlealts>
kprice0d617d02007-04-05 04:02:49 +000011<shortdesc>You can create a new XML file which you can then edit in the XML
12editor. You create a new XML file that is not associated with a DTD or XML
13schema file, so there are no restrictions on the kind of content it can contain.</shortdesc>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +000014<prolog><metadata>
15<keywords><indexterm>XML files<indexterm>creating</indexterm></indexterm>
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19<context><p>The following instructions were written for the Resource perspective,
kprice0d617d02007-04-05 04:02:49 +000020but they will also work in many other perspectives.</p><p>To create a new
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +000021XML file, complete the following steps:</p></context>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +000022<steps>
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +000023<step><cmd>Create a project to contain the XML file if one does not exist
24already.</cmd></step>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +000025<step><cmd>In the workbench, click <menucascade><uicontrol>File</uicontrol>
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +000026<uicontrol>New</uicontrol><uicontrol>Other</uicontrol></menucascade> and select <menucascade>
27<uicontrol>XML</uicontrol><uicontrol>XML</uicontrol></menucascade>. Click <uicontrol>Next</uicontrol>.</cmd>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +000028</step>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +000029<step><cmd>Select the project or folder that will contain the XML file.</cmd>
30</step>
31<step><cmd>In the <uicontrol>File name</uicontrol> field, type the name of
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +000032the XML file and click <uicontrol>Next</uicontrol>. The name of your XML file
33must end in <userinput>.xml</userinput>.</cmd></step>
34<step><cmd>Select the <uicontrol>Create XML file from an XML template</uicontrol> radio
35button and click <uicontrol>Next.</uicontrol>.</cmd></step>
36<step importance="optional"><cmd>You may choose to view and edit the XML templates
37that will be used in your new XML file.</cmd></step>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +000038<step><cmd>Click <uicontrol>Finish</uicontrol>.</cmd></step>
39</steps>
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +000040<postreq><?Pub Caret?></postreq>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +000041</taskbody>
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