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Create Valid, Well-Formed XML Documents

November 22, 2023
Streamline XML document creation, editing, and validation with specialized XML authoring tools designed for technical professionals.

XML Authoring tools enable the creation and editing of XML documents. These tools are designed to support the specific syntax of XML, ensuring well-formed and valid documents. They often include features like tag completion, attribute insertion, and validation against schemas. This is crucial for technical writers, developers, and data specialists who manage structured data for applications such as web services, configuration files, and data interchange.

There are a number of XML authoring tools available including:

  • Oxygen XML Editor Professional is a versatile XML editor with comprehensive support for XML technologies, including DTD, XSD, XSLT, and XPath, for creating, editing and validating XML documents.
  • Altova XMLSpy Professional XML Editor is a comprehensive XML editor with DTD, XSD, and JSON support, schema validation, code generation and visual design tools.
  • Stylus Studio XML Professional Suite is an XML authoring tool for creating and managing XML applications, including DTD and XSD editing, schema validation, and code generation.
  • Liquid Studio XML Editor Edition is a streamlined XML editor for creating and editing XML documents with schema validation, code completion, and visual design tools.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of Structured Document Tools.

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Securing Spreadsheets in ASP.NET Core Apps

November 22, 2023
Help users protect sensitive spreadsheet data from unauthorized access, modification or deletion.

Spreadsheet security features safeguard sensitive data within a spreadsheet. This can include password protection for opening the spreadsheet, encrypting the data, and setting permissions that control who can view or edit specific cells, ranges, or sheets. In an environment where spreadsheets contain confidential or proprietary information, such security features are crucial for preventing unauthorized access and ensuring that data manipulation is restricted to authorized users.

Several ASP.NET Core spreadsheet components provide spreadsheet security including:

  • IronXL by Iron Software protects sensitive data using spreadsheet permissions and passwords.
  • Aspose.Cells for .NET provides robust security features to protect your spreadsheet data, including access control and data validation.
  • Telerik Spread Processing (part of Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core) offers comprehensive security mechanisms to safeguard your spreadsheet data, including worksheet protection.
  • Syncfusion ASP.NET Core Spreadsheet (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) ensures data integrity and confidentiality with advanced security measures including password encryption and workbook protection.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of ASP.NET Core Spreadsheet components.

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Compare and Merge Files Without Altering the Originals

November 21, 2023
UltraCompare 2023.1 now allows you to compare the differences between files and merge into a new file, leaving the original files untouched.

UltraCompare is a versatile file and folder comparison tool that enables users to quickly identify and merge differences between two or more files or folders. It offers a wide range of features for comparing a variety of file types, including text, binary, images, and Microsoft Office documents. Additionally, UltraCompare can compare files stored on local drives, FTP servers, and network shares, making it a valuable tool for software developers, IT professionals, and anyone who needs to compare and synchronize files.

UltraCompare 2023.1 adds a new 'Merge into New File' feature that allows you to compare the differences between two or three files and then safely merge them into a new file. This is ideal for situations where you need to merge selective differences whilst keeping the compared files in their original state. This new functionality is easily accessed from the Folder Compare context menu.

To see a full list of what's new in version 2023.1, see our release notes.

For more information, visit our UltraCompare product page.

Build Word Processing Apps with ASP.NET Core 8

November 21, 2023
TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET supports .NET 8 in ASP.NET Core applications.

TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET is a comprehensive server-side document processing library for ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core. Features include PDF processing, electronic signatures, file conversion, and reporting / mail merge. It supports client-side frameworks such as JavaScript, Angular, ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, and ASP.NET WebForms.

The latest release of TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET supports .NET 8, allowing developers to build word processing applications with the new version of Microsoft's popular framework. In testing performed by Text Control, .NET 8 significantly outperformed .NET 6 in both memory usage and document generation performance.

For more information, visit our TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET product page.

Create Web, Desktop, and Mobile Apps for .NET 8 with Telerik

November 21, 2023
The latest updates add support for .NET 8, enabling users to build modern applications and reporting solutions targeting the new .NET release.

Progress Telerik is a leading software publisher that provides a range of tools and solutions to help developers build and deploy modern applications. Its product range include UI libraries, reporting tools and testing frameworks. Telerik products are used by millions of developers around the world to build a wide variety of applications.

The following Telerik products have been updated with support for .NET 8, allowing developers to build web, desktop, mobile and reporting apps in the latest version of Microsoft's popular framework: