Open and Save As

Use the Open dialog box to select the file you want to open. You can also use this dialog box to open a non-XML file as an XML document using a converter, such as a converter created using Stylus Studio's Convert to XML.

Use the Save As dialog box to

  • Save a document that is the result of applying a stylesheet to an XML source document.
  • 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 (*.*).

Convert to XML using adapter

Check if you want to open a non-XML file (such as a text, binary, or EDI file) using a converter, such as one you have created using Stylus Studio's Convert to XML. When you click the Open button, Stylus Studio displays a dialog box from which you can select the converter you want to use. See Chapter 3Converting 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. XIS prompts you for your user name and password.

Click FTP Server to open a file that is stored on an FTP server. XIS prompts you for your user name and password.

Click Relational DB to open a DB to XML data source, or to build a URL to a relational database. DB to XML data sources are always saved to this file system. See Opening a DB-to-XML Data Source and Using the URL Builder for more information on these topics.

 

DB to XML data sources are available only in Stylus Studio XML Professional Edition.

Click XML Converters to open an XML converter, such as one you might have created using Stylus Studio's Convert to XML, for example. See Chapter 3Converting Non-XML Files to XML for more information on this topic.

 

Convert to XML is available only in Stylus Studio XML Professional Edition.

Click Berkeley DB XML to open a file saved in a Berkeley DB XML container. See Using Stylus Studio with Berkeley DB XML for more information on this topic.

 

The Berkeley DB XML file system is available only in Stylus Studio XML Professional Edition.

Click Web Service to open a Web service call composition. Web service call compositions are always saved to this file system. See Chapter 11Composing Web Service Calls for more information on this topic.

 

Web service support is available only in Stylus Studio XML Professional Edition.

Click Project Files to browse your Stylus Studio projects.

Click Up to move up one level in the directory structure.

Click New Folder create a new directory in the directory you are viewing.

Click these buttons to toggle the display of the Name and Size headings in the main field of the Open dialog box.

For More Information

Opening Files in Stylus Studio

Using Converters in Stylus Studio

Results of Applying a Stylesheet

 
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