Create XML file from existing DTD file

Question

User-1564729832 posted

I have a DTD file with some rules. Now i have to create an xml file based on this schema in VS 2012

Answer 1

User166892907 posted

I don't think this is possible in VS 2012.

but you can try this http://www.oxygenxml.com/

or you can convert your dtd into xsd with this http://www.hitsw.com/xml_utilites/

and then generate xml sample from xsd http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd489258.aspx

Answer 2

User-1564729832 posted

i want to generate xml from schema through code. Please can anyone help me on this?

Answer 3

User166892907 posted

 using (var stream = new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes("schema.xsd")))
            {
                var schema = XmlSchema.Read(XmlReader.Create(stream ), null);
                var gen = new XmlSampleGenerator(schema, new XmlQualifiedName("rootElement"));
                gen.WriteXml(XmlWriter.Create(@"c:\temp\autogen.xml"));
                Console.WriteLine("Autogenerated file is here : c:\temp\autogen.xml");
            }  

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302296.aspx

Answer 4

User-1564729832 posted

Thanks for the link u have given. But i have a problem here. It works well for simple schemas.

I have some complex schema which uses Xlink and ref attributes. Error occurs while generating the xml. Can u please provide some better solution for this?