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Convert XML schema file to XML file

Hello there,

I have this XML Schema file and I need help to visualize how its XML file will look like.I have attached the xsd file. Specially the element called "SP", it seems to be a loop kind. Please somebody please give me how the XML file will look like. I have come up with this but I am not sure if it is correct because of that SP element which calls itself.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<OD NO="" , MD="" , ED="" , SC="" , BN="" , DC="" , OC="" , LC="" , PX="">
	<TC HC="",BC=""/>

	<SP PBC=""/>

</OD>

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Order.xsd

ste5an

Looks like home work.

Some hints:
There are no commas between attributes. That is invalid XML.
All attributes are required.
At the first glance, all text attributes define a minimum length.

And for testing XML: Use XML Validator.

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

Hi,

The approach I use for such a request is automatic sample XML generation from schema in Oxygen XML editor

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<OD xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="Order.xsd" NO="214748364" MD="2006-05-04" ED="2006-05-04" SC="SC11111111111111" BN="BN0" DC="DC111111111" OC="OC111111111"
     LC="214748364" PX="PX11">
    <TC HC="HC11111111111111111111111111111111111111" BC="BC1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"/>
    <TC HC="HC33333333333333333333333333333333333333" BC="BC3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333"/>
    <TC HC="HC55555555555555555555555555555555555555" BC="BC5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555"/>
    <SP PBC="PBC111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111">
        <TC HC="HC77777777777777777777777777777777777777" BC="BC7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777"/>
        <TC HC="HC99999999999999999999999999999999999999" BC="BC9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999"/>
        <TC HC="HC11111111111111111111111111111111111111" BC="BC1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"/>
    </SP>
    <SP PBC="PBC333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333">
        <TC HC="HC13333333333333333333333333333333333333" BC="BC1333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333"/>
        <TC HC="HC15555555555555555555555555555555555555" BC="BC1555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555"/>
        <TC HC="HC17777777777777777777777777777777777777" BC="BC1777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777"/>
    </SP>
    <SP PBC="PBC555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555">
        <TC HC="HC19999999999999999999999999999999999999" BC="BC1999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999"/>
        <TC HC="HC21111111111111111111111111111111111111" BC="BC2111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"/>
        <TC HC="HC23333333333333333333333333333333333333" BC="BC2333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333"/>
    </SP>
</OD>

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Gertone (Geert Bormans)

The above is just a sample with dummy values filled in

a reference for Oxygen: www.oxygenxml.com

there are quiet a few tools that give similar options

Zolf

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Geert Bormans,

Thanks for your comments. I tried using the OxygenXml and I passed the XSD file and the xml it generated looks like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<OD xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="file:/C:/Users/ZAJ/Desktop/Order.xsd" NO="214748364" MD="2006-05-04" ED="2006-05-04" SC="SC11111111111111" BN="BN0" DC="DC111111111" OC="OC111111111"
     LC="214748364" PX="PX11">
</OD>

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But the 2 element TC and SP were not included in it. Why?? any reason!!.

By the way this SP element is confusing to me. For e.g. here i have copied that element. in there it is refereing to itself and the TC element again. I dont understand why??

<xs:element name="SP">
		<xs:complexType>
			<xs:sequence>
				<xs:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" ref="TC" />
				<xs:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" ref="SP" />
			</xs:sequence>
			<xs:attribute name="PBC" type="BCString" use="required" />
		</xs:complexType>
	</xs:element>

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Please help me to clear my confusion!!

cheers
Zulf

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Zolf

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Thanks

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

welcome