.xml File Extension
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File type:
XML File
You're here because you have a file that has a file extension ending in .xml. Files with the file extension .xml can only be launched by certain applications. It's possible that .xml files are data files rather than documents or media, which means they're not meant to be viewed at all.
what is a .xml file?
.xml files are files used by a variety of applications because these refer to files that are written in an Extensible Markup Language. This is a format that contains tags and uses it for object definition as well as attributes. These files are a bit similar in formatting compared with an HTML document but in order to define data, custom tags are used. These .xml files are common ways used to store and transfer data on the internet that come from different programs and can be edited by any text editor because they come in text documents. These .xml files can not only be opened using any text editor but they can also be created using any text editors. The only difference is that this format is has more strict rules because these files require to be well-formed and valid especially when it comes to XML documents and validity of data. The best feature about this file extension though is that it is very flexible and simple which makes it truly deigned to overcome challenges that are faced by users who are using this .xml format.
how to open a .xml file?
Launch a .xml file, or any other file on your PC, by double-clicking it. If your file associations are set up correctly, the application that's meant to open your .xml file will open it. It's possible you may need to download or purchase the correct application. It's also possible that you have the correct application on your PC, but .xml files aren't yet associated with it. In this case, when you try to open a .xml file, you can tell Windows which application is the correct one for that file. From then on, opening a .xml file will open the correct application. Click here to fix .xml file association errors
applications that open a .xml file
Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Word 2010 is a tool being used for word processing which is a part of the Microsoft office 2010 which was developed by Microsoft. It has improved features which aim to help its users in creating documents of skilled-quality and at the same time providing its user easier ways to access files. It was specifically designed with premium formatting tools which aid in the organization and writing of documents in an easier manner. Microsoft Word 2010 offers it users a wide variety of new and enhanced tools. It has customizable themes which aim to coordinate fonts, graphic formats as well as colours in a document. It has a wide variety of SmartArt graphics which includes several layouts in order to organize picture diagrams as well as charts. It offers an enhanced version of Find tools as well as Navigation Pane which makes it easier to search, reorganize and browse documents.
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) produced by Microsoft. It has a code editor that supports syntax highlighting and code completion using IntelliSense for not only variables, functions and methods but also language constructs like loops and queries; includes a debugger that works both as a source-level debugger and as a machine-level debugger; includes a host of visual designers to aid in the development of applications and other tools. Visual Studio permits developers to write extensions for Visual Studio to expand its capabilities. These extensions are linked to Visual Studio and extend its functionality. Extensions come in the form of macros, add-ins, and packages. Macros represent repeatable tasks and actions that developers can write programmatically for saving, replaying, and distributing; add-ins gives access to the Visual Studio object model and can interact with the IDE tools; and packages can create designers and other tools, as well as integrate other programming languages.
Altova XMLSpy
Altova XMLSpy
Altova XMLSpy is an XML Editor software, which is also a development environment for editing XML-based technologies, modeling, transforming, as well as debugging. This includes tools that enable the creation of advanced Web and XML applications. Some great features include Smart Fix validation, graphical schema designer, code generator, profilers, file converter and full database integration. It also has support for XSLT, XQuery, XPath, XBRL, SOAP, and WSDL. Aside from these, this is a program that includes support for Microsoft Office documents in Open XML or OOXML file. Plug-ins like Eclipse and Visual Studio are also added to the package. XMLSpy 2012, which is the latest version available today, is the first XML editing software to support the creation of charts for XML data analysis and visualization. Among the charts or graphs to choose for XML data are pie charts in 2D or 3D, bar charts and stacked bar charts also in 2D or 3D, gauge charts, area or stacked area charts, candlestick charts, and overlay charts.a word of warning
Be careful not to rename the extension on .xml files, or any other files. This will not change the file type. Only special conversion software can change a file from one file type to another.
what is a file extension?
A file extension is the set of three or four characters at the end of a filename; in this case, .xml. File extensions tell you what type of file it is, and tell Windows what programs can open it. Windows often associates a default program to each file extension, so that when you double-click the file, the program launches automatically. When that program is no longer on your PC, you can sometimes get an error when you try to open the associated file.
