Open and Save As

You use the Open dialog box to select the file you want to open, and to specify the Stylus Studio editor in which you want to open it. You can also use this dialog box to open a non-XML file as an XML document using an XML converter, such as an XML converter created using Stylus Studio's Custom XML Conversion module.


Tip		Click the down arrow on the Open button ( ) to select an alternative editor when opening a file.

Use the Save As dialog box to

l Save a document that is the result of applying a stylesheet to an XML source document.

l Save a document under a new name.

Fields

Look in

Specifies the directory whose contents are currently displayed in the main field of the dialog box. Click the down arrow to navigate to a different directory.

URL:

Displays the name of the file you select, or you can type the name.

Files of type:

Specifies which file types can appear in the main field of the dialog box. The default is that Stylus Studio displays files with file name extensions of .dtd, .java, .xml, .xsd, and .xsl. To change the file types Stylus Studio displays, click the down arrow and select the filter you want. To allow display of any type of file, select All Files (*.*).

Open using XML Converter

Check if you want to open a non-XML file (such as a text, binary, or EDI file) using an XML conversion, such as one you have created using Stylus Studio's Custom XML Conversion module. When you click the Open button, Stylus Studio displays a dialog box from which you can select the XML conversion you want to use. See Converting Non-XML Files to XML for more information on this topic.

Buttons

Click My Computer to open a file in your local file system or on a networked file system.

Click WebDAV Server to open a file that is stored on a WebDAV server. WebDAV is a protocol that allows programs to access a repository of files using HTTP commands, enabling a web server to act as a file distribution and sharing point. You can use WebDAV to read any file from any HTTP or HTTPS source, or to save a file to a web server that is properly configured for write access.

Click FTP Server to open a file that is stored on an FTP server. FTP is a protocol that allows two computers connected over the Internet to share files. In an FTP configuration, one computer is configured as a server; the other is configured as a client.