Looking for a Good XML Editor?

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Does anyone know a decent, free XML editor?
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yes. It's called wordpad, and it should be on your computer already.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I use notepad. Just right click the file and click "open with" then chose notepad or wordpad and change values to your heart's content.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
That was pretty useless advice. I'm referring to a *GOOD* xml editor, one that will expand/collapse/sort tags for me.

Yes, I know how to use notepad/wordpad. I'm looking for something more useful.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
That was pretty useless advice. I'm referring to a *GOOD* xml editor, one that will expand/collapse/sort tags for me.

Yes, I know how to use notepad/wordpad. I'm looking for something more useful.


Why? Notepad is perfect for the job. Most of it is copy paste the way something is laid out, then fill in your own information. You don't need anything else.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Bleh... No way. Wordpad isnt that great.

If you have DesktopX from Stardock then you probably have Object Edit. Also Notepad++ is open source, can be searched for on sourceforge.net . I already had Notepad++ before I discovered Object Edit. I'm no way a desktop poweruser. I will attest to both checking for syntax and various features for coding which makes it much nicer than just a text editor.

(Just wish I realized I had Object Edit sooner )
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Well, at first I used Notepad and/or Wordpad... but honestly, those are both a little lackluster. I now use Textpad. It highlights the line you currently have selected, can replace keywords with other keywords, has better search functionality, and best of all: you can program your tags and attributes to be color-coded. It has pre-set HTML tags and attributes already loaded that make editing HTML documents a breeze.

Although XML isn't preloaded, nor could it be as all the tags and attributes aren't necessarily standardized, you can program in your own. It's basically a souped-up Notepad and I love it. Another one to try is Notepad+. Never tried it but I heard it has similar functionality to Textpad. To find Textpad just do a search on Google or whatever for the word. Should pop right up.

Hope this helps.
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There is Altova's XMLSpy Home Edition which is free, just need to signup to get a license code. You can collapse/expand and use drop downs for enumerated lists, etc. XMLSpy is a professional xml editor with a lot of advanced features, Although the home edition has most of the advanced features disabled, it is unlikely that you would need them for what you would be doing here.

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Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
get Notepad++ from it is a really powerful text editor. And it's open source and totally free. It can do folding for XML and a huge number of other programming languages...

http://notepad-plus.sf.net
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I found a winner!

XML Marker 1.1 gets the job.

Special thanks for all those who suggested it.
Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
If you can manage, get the MS Visual Studio(2003)2005 --even better. A really easy way to edit xml files. Though, it's hard for me to recommend MS, but i like the gridview
Reply #12 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The Cadillac of all XML editors is OxygenXML. A great tool for those who need a serious XML tool.