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Did you know… You can use the XML Visualizer to view XML? - #321

Let’s say you have a more interesting string that contains xml, say one of the code snippet files.

string with XML content

You can still use the Text Visualizer to view the xml, but that’s not very exciting.

viewing xml using the text visualizer

If you select the XML Visualizer, then you get the xml syntax highlighting.

code snippet file shown in XML Visualizer

Much more exciting!

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  • Anonymous
    September 25, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    September 25, 2008
    Please have a look at the new Xml Visualizer v.2: http://www.codeplex.com/XmlVisualizer

  • Anonymous
    September 25, 2008
    @Micheal Stum: I think the problem lies not with IE but with the ASPNET account (or whichever account IIS runs under on your dev machine) which needs read/write permissions on the Visual Studio Visualizer folder. There's a note to that effect on Karl Shifflet's blog: http://karlshifflett.wordpress.com/mole-for-visual-studio/#StandaloneInstallation

  • Anonymous
    September 26, 2008
    I am looking for a program that will read an XML file and then generate a GUI that will allow editing that file, using XML tags to structure and label the fields.  Does such a program exist?

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    September 29, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    October 23, 2008
    Great tip! There is also another nice addin, providing additional visualizers and toolwindows. Have a quick look at: http://www.codeplex.com/tytannet/

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    March 03, 2009
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