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Saving application settings to XML.

Using an XML Schema Definition file, this program uses code generation and CodeDom manipulation to edit XML data in the PropertyGrid.

XSD.EXE is an XML Schema Definition tool that generates XML schema or common language runtime classes from XDR, XML, and XSD files, or from classes in a runtime assembly.

Just as XML itself has evolved, so the XML related classes in .NET Framework 2.0 have changed. Alex Homer finds out what's different.

RSS and Atom are the most widely used of many content syndication formats that have developed over the last few years to address the need to distribute and receive streams of content from websites and applications. Sites syndicate content for a broad variety of reasons, from replacing email as a medium for outbound contact to updating satellite sites. Each format has evolved to meet the changing needs of its driving community. All the common formats use a specific XML vocabulary to structure a stream of content in an easily consumable format.

Windows Vista includes improved document technology called the XML Paper Specification that is designed to provide users with a consistent document appearance regardless of where and how the document is viewed. Here Bob Watson explains.

Starting in Visual Studio 2005, XML documentation support will become available in Visual Basic and C++ as it has been for C#. However, making full use of the many comment tags will take a little extra work In this article, the author shows how Visual Studio macros can be used to automate the creation of XML documentation and creates macros that write large sections of comments with just a keystroke

Data Points: XML Features in SQL Server 2000