I took some time this weekend to download and install a trial version of XMLSpy. (You get a 30 day trial for free.) It seems to do a good job of helping to create among other things, DTD's, XML Schemas, and sample XML code. Usability is not the best, but functionally it seems fairly robust.
www.xmlspy.com
Bob
Posted by at December 9, 2002 10:32 AM | TrackBackXML Spy is a good tool, and one we'd hoped to put into the lab, but there were purchasing problems and it didn't happen.
Instead, we'll be using oXygen XML Editor, which you shold be able to download a trial version of, as well. (And which is significantly less expensive than XML Spy...)
Posted by: Liz on December 9, 2002 01:27 PMI've used XML Spy in the past and haven't been to happy with it. It definitely suffers from featuritis, making it an absolute bear to use. I'm even a little hesitant with oXygen, since it's Java-based (ie SLOW). Maybe I'll just stick with Notepad or HomeSite.
Posted by: MarcelR on December 12, 2002 01:44 PMGive MarrowSoft Xselerator
http://www.topxml.com/xselerator
a try - there's a free demo. It's the best tool out there.
Cheers,
Mark.