• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Stylus Studio®
  • Stylus Studio Editions
  • Starting Stylus Studio
  • Updating an XML Document-Getting Started
  • Working with Stylesheets - Getting Started
  • Stylesheets That Generate HTML - Getting Started
  • Using the XSLT Mapper - Getting Started
  • Debugging Stylesheets - Getting Started
  • Defining a DTD - Getting Started
  • Defining an XML Schema Using the Diagram Tab - Getting Started
  • Opening Files in Stylus Studio
    • Types of Files Recognized by Stylus Studio
      • Opening Unknown File Types
      • Opening Files Stored on Third-Party File Systems
      • Modifications to Open Files
    • Using the File Explorer
    • Dragging and Dropping Files in the Stylus Studio
    • Other Ways to Open Files in Stylus Studio
    • Adding File Types to Stylus Studio
  • Working with Projects
  • Customizing Tool Bars
  • Specifying Stylus Studio Options
  • Defining Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Using Stylus Studio from the Command Line
  • Managing Stylus Studio Performance
  • Configuring Java Components
• Chapter 2: Editing and Querying XML
• Chapter 3: Converting Non-XML Files to XML
• Chapter 4: Working with XSLT
• Chapter 5: Creating XSLT Using the XSLT Mapper
• Chapter 6: Debugging Stylesheets
• Chapter 7: Defining XML Schemas
• Chapter 8: Defining Document Type Definitions
• Chapter 9: Writing XPath Expressions
• Chapter 10: Working with XQuery in Stylus Studio
• Chapter 11: Composing Web Service Calls
• Chapter 12: Accessing Relational Data as XML
• Chapter 13: Building XML Pipelines
• Chapter 14: Publishing XML Data
• Chapter 15: Integrating with Third-Party File Systems
• Chapter 16: Extending Stylus Studio
• Chapter 17: The Stylus Studio Java API
• Chapter 18: Stylus Studio GUI Reference

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Types of Files Recognized by Stylus Studio

Stylus Studio recognizes over ten types of files by default. Each file is associated with a Stylus Studio module, or editor, appropriate for its type, as shown in the following table.

You can add your own file types to this list, specify the module you want them opened in, and, optionally, specify Stylus Studio as the default application for viewing and editing files of that type. See Adding File Types to Stylus Studio.

Opening Unknown File Types

When you try to open a file of a type that is not recognized by Stylus Studio, Stylus Studio displays the Choose Module for dialog box, which allows you to specify the module or editor you want to use to open the file.

When you respond to this dialog box, you can optionally indicate whether you want all files of that type to be associated with the Stylus Studio module you select in the future. File types you associate with a Stylus Studio module are added to the File Types page of the Options dialog box. You can remove or change the module association at any time. See Adding File Types to Stylus Studio for more information.

Opening Files Stored on Third-Party File Systems

Stylus Studio provides access XML documents stored on third-party file systems like Sleepycat Software's Berkeley DB XML and Raining Data ^® TigerLogic ^® XML Data Management Server (TigerLogic XDMS).

See Chapter 15Integrating with Third-Party File Systems for more information.

Modifications to Open Files

If a file that is open in Stylus Studio is modified (changed, and saved) outside Stylus Studio, Stylus Studio alerts you that the file has been changed and gives you the chance to reload it.