xsd.exe

What I want to do: I am trying to generate an XSD file for an existing XML file. I'm using the xsd.exe tool (shipped with Visual Studio). Some of the elements in the XML file are namespace-qualified. In some cases local names are the same, just as below: <images> <icons> <icon url="http://www.icons.com/logo.png"/> </icons> <foo:icons> <foo:foo_icon url="http://www.foo.org/pic.ico"/> </foo:icons> </images> What I am getting: Calling xsd.exe myfile.xml gives me an error: Cannot add a column named 'icons': a nested table with the same name already belongs to this DataTable. OK but that's what the

I've read that it is possible to run xsd commands right in visual studio (2010). I have VS 2012 on my machine and when I run xsd XMLFile.xml I get Command "xsd" is not valid. So, is the "xsd" command not supposted in VS 2012 and is there any other way to execute "xsd" in VS 2012? xsd.exe is available from the 'Developer Command Prompt for VS2012, not the command window that is part of the VS2012 IDE. The 'Developer Command Prompt for VS2012' itself can be started from Start Menu -> All Programs -> Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 -> Visual Studio Tools -> Visual Studio Command Prompt For VS2012

Is there a way to control the output filename from xsd.exe? My specific issue is that if an imported xsd is referenced this is added to the filename. This link suggests another alternative ... using a path character in specifying the input schemas resets the generated file name. So if you use the following you will be able to control your output file name. xsd.exe schema1.xsd schema2.xsd .\schema3.xsd Will force xsd.exe to generate the schema3.cs file. Note: It's a hack but up to now (VS 2010) it works. xsd.exe will automatically choose the output name of the file based on the input file name.

I am using XSD's to define my DTO types in C#. I am using XSD.exe to gen the classes from the XSD's. I have a Common.xsd that defines an Address type and I want to use this in more than one class: <xs:complexType name="Address"> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="Street1" type="xs:string"/> <xs:element name="Street2" type="xs:string"/> <xs:element name="City" type="xs:string"/> <xs:element name="State" type="xs:string"/> <xs:element name="Zip" type="xs:string"/> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> <xs:element name="Address" type="mhm:Address"/> I am referencing this in a company XSD: <xs:include

I am using xsd.exe to generate some c# classes from a .xsd file. I ran into the same issue that is covered here and on other sites where xsd.exe generates Type[] arrays instead of generic List collections for types in the .xsd file. Some people have suggested that svcutil.exe can be used as a replacement for xsd.exe if you pass the /dataContractOnly parameter to svcutil.exe. However, it seems like those people are mistaken because svcutil.exe actually generates System.Xml.XmlNode[] array properties instead of creating types based on the schema in the .xsd file. For example, given this simple

I havve created a C# class representing an XSD using the XSD.exe tool. I use a valdiation code to check the consistency of the XML with the XSD. I got this working, but using another XML file causes exceptions. The XML files are produced by an external program and I do not have access to the original code or to a published XSD. During reading the XML during Deserialization I get an exception: enter System.InvalidOperationException was unhandled HResult=-2146233079 Message=Het XML-document (235, 17) contains an error. The error is described as an attempt to convertt a string to a DateTime