Creating a Custom XML Conversion Definition

1. Select File > New > Custom XML Conversion from the Stylus Studio menu to display the New Custom XML Conversion Definition dialog box.

2. Select the file you want to convert to XML; optionally, specify the file's encoding and layout, or let Stylus Studio do it for you (the default).

3. Review the default conversion properties displayed in the Custom XML Conversion Definition Editor, and modify as required.

4. Run the custom XML conversion and review the results displayed in the Preview window.

5. Save the custom XML conversion (as a .conv file) and, optionally, the XML output for the input file selected in step 2).

The steps in this process are described in greater detail in the following sections.


Tip		Once you have created and saved a custom XML conversion definition, you can use it to open other non-XML files of the same type, just as you would with a built-in DataDirect XML Converter. See <xHyperlink>Using an XML Converter to Open a Non-XML File as XML for more information.