Save as XML

[Jamal Jamea]

Hi,im a new in xml i just read the tutorials yesterday and i like it.....but im just wondering..if i want to write xml file can i do it in Notepad and just give it the .xml extention..?!!! ok don't luagh on me please..im just askingwhere i can write my XML file and save it OR export it with .xml...?

[aalbetski]

Yes, as long as it is well-formed. You can also use any number of XML editors (I use XML Notepad from Microsoft)Ideally, you would want to use an editor that escapes the characters for you (converts < >, etc... into < > ,etc...).

[Jamal Jamea]

thnak you....but what about that editors wich escape the characters..? sorry i didn't get it....!

[aalbetski]

Certain charactes will cause XML to be mal-formed, such as <, >, and ".These characters are used by XML as part of its markup, All nodes must begin with a < and end with a >. All attributes must be encased in quotes, i.e. <MyNode MyAttribute="Hello">My Node Text</MyNode>If your text node required the use of <> or "<MyNode MyAttribute="Hello">5 is < 6</MyNode> then your XML will fail. Your text node should actrually contain 5 < 6. This is referred to as 'escaping' the character. The < has been changed to < XML Editors (and parsers) will automatically escape these characters for you, otherwise you need to do so manually using notepad (or any text editor)

[Jamal Jamea]

THANK you.. you was very helpful..