ComponentSource Topic | Altova XMLSpy 2012 Enterprise Edition - Installed Users

Altova XMLSpy 2012 released

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:25:00 GMT

An organization chart shown in XML code view and schema view.

Adds support for HTML 5 and CSS3, plus JDBC database driver support and a new Java API.

Altova XMLSpy is an XML editor and XML development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging all XML-based technologies. The XMLSpy XML editor delivers the power you need to create the most advanced XML and Web applications, yet at the same time Altova XMLSpy is flexible enough to allow you to work with any XML technology in a way that best suits the complexity of the document and your preferences. Altova XMLSpy offers a leading XML editor and graphical XML Schema editor, code generation in Java, C#, or C++, file converters, debuggers, profilers, database integration, support for XSLT, XPath, XQuery, WSDL, SOAP, XBRL, and Open XML (OOXML), plus Visual Studio and Eclipse plug-ins, and more. Develop higher-quality, standards-compliant XML based applications more quickly than ever before with the Altova XMLSpy.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012

HTML5 support
HTML5 is the latest version of the language for presenting information on Web pages. Version 5 includes numerous improvements that are driving its rapid adoption, including the addition of new elements that make it easier to present multimedia content such as video, audio, dynamic images, and so on, in a standardized way (i.e., without requiring separate software). This helps improve interoperability of Web pages - and Web-based apps - while increasing their sophistication. At the same time, it makes creating rich content for multiple browsers and platforms much simpler for the developer.

XMLSpy has long supported HTML4 and XHTML editing, and even includes an intelligent CSS editor. Now, with Version 2012, XMLSpy introduces intelligent support for editing HTML5 code (and CSS3 stylesheets).

It's easy to write code in the XMLSpy HTML5 editor, which provides context sensitive editing help in both static entry helper windows and drop-down menus that offer allowed element and attribute choices as you type. Code completion also helps speed editing and ensure closed elements.

CSS3 support
The XMLSpy CSS editor now supports CSS3 in addition to CSS2.1. Syntax coloring, context-sensitive entry helper windows and drop-down menus, screen tips, and more assist developers with writing CSS code to style their HTML pages. Similar to working in the HTML editor, you can opt to view your CSS code and resulting HTML page side-by-side as you edit.

JDBC database driver support
As with other database-enabled MissionKit tools, XMLSpy 2012 supports JDBC drivers in addition to existing ODBC and ADO options. JDBC connections are easily configured in the Database Connection Wizard.

Java API
In addition to the existing COM API, XMLSpy 2011 includes a new, native Java API, giving Java developers an easy way to automate XMLSpy and integrate its functionality in their applications. This adds more flexible options for developers to efficiently access XMLSpy functionality from their preferred platform.

New samples for API use
As with other MissionKit tools that include a COM API and the new Java API, XMLSpy 2012 ships with code samples in JScript, C#, and Java to demonstrate how to utilize an API to automate XMLSpy from different development environments.

Find in Project
The power of the Find in Files and Find in Schemas functionality in XMLSpy has now been extended to XMLSpy Projects: simply enter the name of files(s) you need to find, and XMLSpy will locate them instantly. This makes working with even the most complex projects that much easier and efficient.

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools - including XMLSpy®, the preeminent product in its class - Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.

Altova XMLSpy 2011r3 now supports PXF file format

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:39:00 GMT

An organization chart shown in XML code view and schema view.

Also adds Digital XML signatures for XML documents, support for .NET 4.0 scripting and a completely new spell checker.

Altova XMLSpy Professional Edition is a leading XML editor and XML development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging all XML-based technologies. Altova XMLSpy provides intuitive views and powerful XML utilities to model, edit, transform, and debug XML related technologies. In addition to the XML editor and graphical XML Schema designer, Altova XMLSpy offers file converters, debuggers, support for XSLT, XPath, XQuery, XBRL, and all major databases, plus Visual Studio and Eclipse integration. Develop higher-quality, standards-conformant XML based applications more quickly than ever before with Altova XMLSpy Professional Edition XML Editor. Buy Altova XMLSpy with SMP to obtain priority technical support as well as major and minor Altova XMLSpy upgrades and maintenance releases at no additional cost throughout the Altova XMLSpy SMP period.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2011r3

Digital XML signatures for XML documents - Enterprise Edition only
Support for PXF (Portable XML Form) file format
Support for .NET 4.0 scripting
Ability to add additional .NET assemblies for scripting
New spell checker provides support for more languages, as well as extended support for language peculiarities.
Support for Internet Explorer 9 in Browser View
Shortcut for selecting entire XML element

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools -- including XMLSpy®, the preeminent product in its class -- Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.

XMLSpy embeds external files in XML

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:15:00 GMT

An organization chart shown in XML code view and schema view.

2011 release 2 also adds customizable documentation generation and chart creation functionality enhancements.

Altova XMLSpy is an XML editor and XML development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging all XML-based technologies. The XMLSpy XML editor delivers the power you need to create the most advanced XML and Web applications, yet at the same time Altova XMLSpy is flexible enough to allow you to work with any XML technology in a way that best suits the complexity of the document and your preferences. Altova XMLSpy offers a leading XML editor and graphical XML Schema editor, code generation in Java, C#, or C++, file converters, debuggers, profilers, database integration, support for XSLT, XPath, XQuery, WSDL, SOAP, XBRL, and Open XML (OOXML), plus Visual Studio and Eclipse plug-ins, and more. Develop higher-quality, standards-conformant XML based applications more quickly than ever before with the Altova XMLSpy Enterprise Edition XML Editor.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2011r2

Embedding external files in XML
Customizable documentation generation
Enhancements to chart creation functionality
Sorting of elements and types in schema view
Refactoring support for XML Schemas
Intelligent support for changing element types and base types

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2011r2_Launch_02162011.html

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools -- including XMLSpy®, the preeminent product in its class -- Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.

Altova XMLSpy 2011 adds dynamic charting

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:13:00 GMT

An organization chart shown in XML code view and schema view.

2011 release lets users visualize and analyze numerical XML and XBRL data directly inside XMLSpy.

Altova XMLSpy is an XML editor and XML development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging all XML-based technologies. The XMLSpy XML editor delivers the power you need to create the most advanced XML and Web applications, yet at the same time Altova XMLSpy is flexible enough to allow you to work with any XML technology in a way that best suits the complexity of the document and your preferences. Altova XMLSpy offers a leading XML editor and graphical XML Schema editor, code generation in Java, C#, or C++, file converters, debuggers, profilers, database integration, support for XSLT, XPath, XQuery, WSDL, SOAP, XBRL, and Open XML (OOXML), plus Visual Studio and Eclipse plug-ins, and more. Develop higher-quality, standards-conformant XML based applications more quickly than ever before with the Altova XMLSpy Enterprise Edition XML Editor.

The following editions are available:

Altova XMLSpy 2011 is also available as part of Altova MissionKit 2011 for Enterprise Software Architects and Altova MissionKit 2011 for Enterprise XML Developers.

Updates in XMLSpy 2011

Chart creation (Enterprise only)
Chart creation in XMLSpy 2011 brings a whole new dimension to working with XML data. XMLSpy 2011 makes it easy to create eye-catching, compelling charts for displaying XML data. Now you can visualize and analyze numerical XML data - and XBRL data - directly inside XMLSpy with just a few clicks. No more exporting to Excel. The following types of charts are available: 2D & 3D pie charts, 2D & 3D bar charts, category line graphs, value line graphs and gauge charts. You can create up to nine different charts on the available tabs in the Output Window, and you can save each as a custom-sized image file with just a click or print it directly from XMLSpy. You can also copy it to your clipboard to paste it in another application, such as Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. What's more, you can copy the XSLT or XQuery code to create the chart to the clipboard for use in your own stylesheet or application.
Validation of SOAP against WSDL (Enterprise only)
This new feature will be very useful for Web services developers, as it allows them to ensure their SOAP messages are valid against the SOAP specification as well as any XML Schemas referenced in the corresponding WSDL definition.
Schema flattener (Enterprise and Professional only)
The new Schema Flattener in XMLSpy 2011 allows schema designers to write all the dependent files that are included in a schema into one file. This way, you can use the flattened schema without having to rely on a network connection to access the required files. This could be especially important when shipping a schema within an application.
Creation of schema from subset (Enterprise and Professional only)
In addition to flattening schemas, XMLSpy 2011 allows you to create a schema from a subset of a larger schema. Many schemas are quite large and contain more types and elements than are required for a particular application or information exchange. Furthermore, the larger a schema is, the longer loading and validation may take. The ability to create a new schema from a subset means a developer can select some global elements or types from a large schema to create a smaller one, using just the elements required. This feature is especially useful for working with NIEM information exchanges, but has also been requested by other users for a variety of applications.

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2011_Launch_090810.html

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools - including XMLSpy, the preeminent product in its class - Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.

XMLSpy adds extended schema validation

Wed, 05 May 2010 17:24:00 GMT

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Professional and Enterprise editions now validate naming and coding conventions and support Visual Studio 2010.

Altova XMLSpy is an XML editor and XML development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging all XML-based technologies. The XMLSpy XML editor delivers the power you need to create the most advanced XML and Web applications, yet at the same time Altova XMLSpy is flexible enough to allow you to work with any XML technology in a way that best suits the complexity of the document and your preferences. Altova XMLSpy offers a leading XML editor and graphical XML Schema editor, code generation in Java, C#, or C++, file converters, debuggers, profilers, database integration, support for XSLT, XPath, XQuery, WSDL, SOAP, XBRL, and Open XML (OOXML), plus Visual Studio and Eclipse plug-ins, and more. Develop higher-quality, standards-conformant XML based applications more quickly than ever before with the Altova XMLSpy Enterprise Edition XML Editor.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Release 3

Ability to validate naming and coding conventions (extended schema validation) (Enterprise edition only)
The XMLSpy graphical XML Schema editor now lets schema designers validate naming and coding conventions outside of the capabilities of the XML Schema standard.Naming conventions refer to the guidelines for what element/attribute tags are called (i.e. <element>). XML Schema already provides a number of built-in naming allowances and constraints, for example, names cannot start with a numbers, punctuation, or "xml". This feature lets schema developers validate additional rule definitions like all lower case letters, etc. Coding conventions refer to more complex rules for the way in which the schema is written and lets developers narrow the scope of the XML Schema recommendation to align with internal best practices. For example, XML Schema allows for anonymous type definitions, in which types are implicitly defined. While this practice can save time and space in larger schemas, some organizations may choose to restrict its use to promote the portability and longevity of the schema.
User-defined sample values for XML instance generation (Professional and Enterprise editions only)
This feature enables users to add sample data to their example XML instance generations so that they will contain arbitrary results, selected from pre-supplied values. Customers can use the Samples tab in the Facets entry helper window of the graphical schema editor to choose to have this data populate their sample instance randomly, by cycling through, or by using only the first entry in the list. This is a very important feature for anyone who wants to control the sample data that they publish.
Support for Visual Studio 2010 (Professional and Enterprise editions only)
XMLSpy now integrates with the newest release of Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2010.

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010Release3_Launch_050510.html

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools - including XMLSpy, the preeminent product in its class - Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.

Altova launches XMLSpy 2010 Release 2

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:21:00 GMT

An organization chart shown in XML code view and schema view.

New release adds native 64-bit version, plus significant speed and performance enhancements.

Altova XMLSpy is a best-selling XML editor and development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging XML-related technologies. It offers the a graphical schema designer, a code generator, file converters, debuggers, profilers, full database integration, support for XSLT, XPath, XQuery, WSDL, SOAP, XBRL and Office Open XML (OOXML) documents, plus Visual Studio and Eclipse plug-ins, and more.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Release 2

64-bit version (Enterprise & Professional editions only)
Optimizations for working with large files in Text and Grid Views
Validation against XML Schemas up to three times faster in Text View
SharePoint® Server support
Support for Linux in generated C++ code (Enterprise edition only)
HTTPS support for SOAP requests & debugging (Enterprise edition only)

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools - including XMLSpy, the preeminent product in its class - Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.

For more informaiton visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010Release2_Launch_021610.html

Altova releases XMLSpy 2010

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An organization chart shown in XML code view and schema view.

Latest release adds WSDL 2.0 editing and conversion functionality, plus Windows 7 support.

Altova XMLSpy is an XML editor and XML development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging all XML-based technologies. The XMLSpy XML editor delivers the power you need to create the most advanced XML and Web applications, yet at the same time Altova XMLSpy is flexible enough to allow you to work with any XML technology in a way that best suits the complexity of the document and your preferences. Altova XMLSpy offers a leading XML editor and graphical XML Schema editor, code generation in Java, C#, or C++, file converters, debuggers, profilers, database integration, support for XSLT, XPath, XQuery, WSDL, SOAP, XBRL, and Open XML (OOXML), plus Visual Studio and Eclipse plug-ins and more. Develop higher-quality, standards-conformant XML based applications more quickly than ever before with Altova XMLSpy. The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010

WSDL 2.0 editing and conversion
XBRL documentation generation
XBRL Taxonomy Wizard
Printing graphical XBRL View
Find in XBRL, XBRL sorting
JSON editor
JSON <=> XML conversion
New scripting environment and forms editor
Windows 7 Support

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010_Launch_102809.html

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools - including XMLSpy, the preeminent product in its class - Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.