You
can create a new, empty XML file, which you can then edit in
the XML editor. When you create a new, empty XML file, it is not associated
with a DTD or XML schema file, so there are no restrictions on the
kind of
content it can contain.
About this task
The
following instructions were written for the Resource perspective,
but they will also work in many other perspectives.
To create
a new,
empty XML file, follow these instructions:
Procedure
- If necessary, create a project to contain the XML file.
- In the workbench, click and click Next. If you cannot see the XML option, select
the Show
All Wizards check box.
- If you
are prompted to enable XML Development capabilities, click OK.
- Click the Create XML file from scratch radio
button.
- Click Next.
- Select the project or folder that will contain the
XML file.
- In the File name field,
type the name of
the XML file, for example MyXMLFile.xml. The
name of
your XML file must end in .xml.
- Click Finish.
Results
The XML file appears in the Navigator view and,
by default, automatically
opens in the XML source page editor. The XML source page editor offers
limited
functionality compared to the XML editor, so before editing the file,
you
should close it, then right-click the file in the Navigator view and
click Open
With > XML Editor to open the file in the XML editor.
To
make the XML editor the default editor for XML files, select Window
> Preferences > Workbench > File Associations, then select *.xml and XML
Editor from the Associated Editors list. Click Default,
then click OK.