AXVW and XML

Since the view format is based on the XML notation, you should be familiar with the XML at the basic level. A good introduction to XML is available here: http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp

XML is a text format, so you can use any text editor (i.e. Notepad) or specialized XML editor (i.e. XML Spy) to work with it. We recommend using an advanced text editor such as Edit Plus ( http://www.editplus.com/ ) that provides additional support for XML:

• Syntax highlighting and color-coding
• On-the-fly error highlighting
• Document structure outline

Eclipse 3.3 or 3.4 for JEE developers (Europa) includes an XML editor. If you are using Eclipse 3.2 or earlier as a primary development tool, we recommend installing XML Buddy plug-in to work with XML: http://www.xmlbuddy.com/ .

After installing XML Buddy, you will need to associate Web view file extensions files with the XML editor:

• Open Window->Preferences dialog window;
• Select General->Editor->File Associations in the tree;
• Click on the Add... button in the top right corner and enter *.axvw in the New File Type dialog;
• Click on the Add... button in the bottom right corner and select XML Buddy editor in the Editor Selection dialog.