hi ,
i was required to send some information . for that i was given a link .when i clicked on that link i got a zipped file . when i unzipped that file I fot a file with .XSD extension . Now i want to send some data based on that format . Now please how can i get some sort of user interface through which i can enter data & send it online . Plesae help me ASAP .

 regards ,
 kamal kant singh

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.XSD is a file extension used for an XML Schema. This is a pretty complex specification, and if you're going to understand the schema you've been given, you're going to need to read a book on the subject. A number of XML editors such as Stylus Studio and XML Spy will let you do schema-based document editing, but that's not going to help you much unless you understand the schema first.

A schema is not intended as a guide for document authors. You should go back to the people who sent you this file and ask for some author-oriented documentation. The schema can help you validate that your document conforms to the rules, but it's not a user manual.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference

now if i can help you...
This .xsd file you were given is something with what
you build .xml files. It controls the content of .xml
file while you are filling the data int the .xml file!

Or ...it is like the "content" of the book! It shows you what you have in the book, where should you put certain things if you are going to fill it with aditional data(like in your situation), of what type are certain elements and attributes made of(xs:string, xs:int...), and their permissions(can ceratain element appear several times, in what order should elements appear)...but these are only the basics of what this technology can do...this is so powerfull that i wouldn't know where to start...

I suggest that you dowload the "xmlspy" software from www.altova.com...(it's trial for a month, so it should be enough time to solve the problem and move on)...only one problem could appear...this program is for windows platform! I'm trying to emulate it on MANDRAKE LINUX...when I succeed, Windows goes by by... sorry :)
...and then do the following steps when you installed the software:

1)CREATE A NEW .xml file and save it somewhere on the
               disc.
2)ASSIGN A SCHEMA (.xsd file given to you) to your working .xml file somewhere from the dropdown menu's list. you will be asked to point to the schema file. So, point to it.

And now you have a schema that controls the validity of the content (in attributes and elements)
in the .xml file!
Because of the assigned schema file you will be offered certain atributes and elements on the right side of the program, who are listed in the schema file to enter automaticaly in the xml document. Therefore add in your .xml file elements
and attributes from the schema file (.xsd file), and add content in those elements and attributes. This approach has speeded my work for at least 4- or 5 months, belive me...assume that you have to make .xml file with 5000 parts, and each part has between 4 and 15 parameters...


my suggestion to you is that you take a tutorial on the following subject inside the xmlspy's help content...it is fenomenal!!!
I haven't seen so well written documentation...untill now
:)

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Kamal - fyi - here is the link to the XML Schema Editor - http://www.stylusstudio.com/xml_schema_editor.html from stylus studio http://www.stylusstudio.com - hope that helps.