Liquid Technologies Blog - Liquid XML Studio 2010

New Liquid XML Online Demos

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:29:00 +0000

This new series of new online demos have been designed to make it even easier to understand the powerful features contained within Liquid XML Studio 2010.

Liquid XML Studio Overview

XML Data Binding / Code Generation

Graphical XSD Schema Editor

Graphical WSDL Editor

Liquid Technologies announced today that is has become a VSIP (Visual Studio Industry Partner) Technology Partner

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:59:00 +0000

Liquid Technologies announced today that is has become a VSIP (Visual Studio Industry Partner) Technology Partner.

Membership of this programme gives Liquid Technologies developers access to the Visual Studio source code as well as early access to upcoming Microsoft development and product technologies.

Andrew Farrell, Development Director says “ We are very pleased to have been accepted as a VSIP Partner. We already offer integrated plugins for Visual Studio for our XML Schema Editor, XPath Viewer and Web Services Test Client. The early support we will receive from Microsoft , will enable us to enhance our plugin offerings and ensure that Liquid XML Studio is seamlessly integrated with the new release of Visual Studio 2010.”

Liquid XML Studio 2010 launched

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Liquid XML Studio 2010 is building on the success of the 2009 release by introducing a new entry level Starter Edition and adding new features or enhancements to the existing product line.

As well as many enhancements to the look and feel, major improvements have been made to the docking facilities of the windows, with improved multi monitor support making the IDE much easier to use.

All the Editors now support design, split and source code views which syncronise in real-time.

The new WSDL Graphical Editor greatly simplifies the task of designing complex WSDL.

As well as adding 64 bit support for Windows and Visual C++, the Developer Edition provides support for Windows CE devices (Mobile Phones and PDA’s) and is now included with code generation for C# and Visual Basic .NET for the .NET Compact Framework.

You can view what's new in the 2010 version by clicking here.

XML Schema Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:39:00 +0000

Hey,

We have had excellent feedback saying the XML Schema Tutorial on our site has really helped to learn and understand XML concepts whilst using our XML Editor.

We had a couple of not so deliberate grammar issues which we have cleaned up, so if you are new to XML, please check it out.

Legacy Code Generation Issue

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:52:00 +0000

We recently got a support question regarding the fact the XML Data Binder 2009 Service Pack 1 generated more files and different code than the previous release.

This is true as we fixed an issue when using Element References with inheritance and changing the type within the XML Document using xsi:type="...". This issue was due to the Element Refs not using interfaces and so this was fixed.

The effect of this was that users generating code from schema that made use of Element Refs would see different code generated from the previous version, and if they did not use xsi:type would not benefit them.

In order to resolve this, we have release Liquid XML Studio 2009 version 7.1.4 which include a new option in the XML Data Binding Wizard that allows you to select whether or not Element Refs generate as Interfaces.

New XML Data Binding Code Generation C++ Runtime for Linux

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:22:00 +0000

It's been a while since we provided a new Linux gcc Runtime for the XML Data Binding Code Generator, but there has been compatibility issues when compiling with gcc 4.2.4 whilst linking against our C++ libraries.

So, we are pleased to announce that Liquid XML 7.1.3 is available for download and it contains a new C++ Runtime for Linux built with gcc 4.2.4 (x86 32 bit) on ubuntu 8.0.

Liquid XML Studio 2009 Service Pack 1 - Coming Soon

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:02:00 +0000

As we are packaging Liquid XML Studio 2009 Service Pack 1 for release next week, we thought you'd like a heads up on what to expect.

Service Pack 1 is a substantial product update with major new functionality along with enhancements and fixes to current functionality.

New Functionality Includes:

New Graphical XML Editor for tree and tabular XML data entry
New Source Control Integration for Microsoft SCC API supported source control systems and ToroiseSVN command line integration
New .Net 2.0 & 3.5 Compact Framework XML Data Binding Runtimes

Enhancements Include:

Added Redo to Graphical XSD Editor
Added Tooltips to nodes within the Graphical XSD Editor
Added XSD Annotations Dialog
Added Clone Method to C++ Runtimes

Fixes Include:

Fixed Linux Thread locking Issues
Fixed IBindingList .Net 2.0, .Net 3.5 and Silverlight 2 Runtimes
Fixed Schema Validation Issues
Fixed Import Wizard URI Issues
Fixed Stability Issues

We would also like to take this opportunity to say thanks for all your feedback, without which we wouldn't be able to provide the continual improvements to make Liquid XML Studio 2009 the best XML development environment available.

Trade in your old XML Editor and get up to 50% discount off Liquid XML!!

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:27:00 +0000

We have recently launch a new initiative to help ease the cost of moving to Liquid XML.

We are happy to offer up to 50% discount for competitive upgrades, please see Altova XMLSpy, Oxygen XML Editor and Stylus Studio for details.

Don't miss out, upgrade your old XML Editor today!

Yes, we eat our own dog food!

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:28:00 +0000

At a recent XML event, we were ask whether or not we use Liquid XML in house...of course we do!

Along with using Liquid XML for our consultancy work, we also use Liquid XML to write Liquid XML!!

Liquid XML Data Binder was used to generate C# Data Binding libraries for our new Project files (lxsproj) and we have long used the Liquid XML Data Binder to generate code for the Liquid XML Data Binding Wizard project (xdbproj) files.

Our support and testing teams also make extensive use of Liquid XML Studio 2009 for validating XML Schema and XML documents.

Microsoft .Net 2 SP1 Breaking Changes

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:41:00 +0000

We recently received feedback about an issue with the HTML Documentation Wizard failing to generate any files (see Knowledge Base). When we investigated further we found that the latest build 7.0.2 had an optimization included to run Garbage Collection to reduce the memory footprint when generating as large XML Schema could cause memory issues.

Unfortunately, we fell foul of the fact that .Net 2 SP1 introduced methods that did not exist in .Net 2. So any code that targets .Net 2 but calls any of the new SP1 methods will break on PCs that don't have SP1. This is made more likely as Visual Studio 2008 installs .Net 2 SP1, but has no way of showing the SP1 only methods in the intellisense.

This is an issue we have previously picked up during testing E.g. when using the FileDialog.AutoUpgradeEnabled Property. But it would appear for our latest point release 7.0.2, the test environment had .Net 2 SP1 installed, so the issue was not picked up...a warning to all you .Net 2 developers!

For clarity, it would probably have been better if Microsoft had moved the version to 2.1 when they released .Net 2 Service Pack 1.

This issue will be fixed in the next point release of Liquid XML Studio, in the meantime you can fix this by installing .Net 2 SP1.

JSON Import/Export Support in Liquid XML Studio 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:50:00 +0000

In the latest Liquid XML Studio 2009 point release 7.0.2, we have sneaked in support to import and export JSON files as XML.

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight data-interchange format used by many web developers. You can now import your existing JSON file, view and edit it as an XML document and then export back into JSON format.

This is ideal for testing as you can validate the XML document against a schema, ensuring the JSON data is 100% valid.

Ease the credit cruch this New Year with our 20% discount

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:55:00 +0000

Happy New Year

To welcome in the New Year, we are pleased to announce a special 20% discount on all purchases made directly from our web site for the whole of January!!

Liquid XML Studio 2009 is packed with all the essential XML tools for your project, and for a limited period you can now purchase it for an unbelievable price:

Liquid XML Studio 2009 Designer Edition = £115 ($175 / €125 approx.)
Liquid XML Studio 2009 Developer Edition = £395 ($600 / €429 approx.)

To claim your 20% discount when making your purchase, use the discount code: Jan09

Remember this discount code will only work in January 2009.

Check out our New Web Site

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:10:00 +0000

We have finally put the finishing touches on our new look web site for Liquid XML Studio 2009!!

Firstly, we’d like to say a big thank you to Zarbi for helping us with the new page templates.

Hopefully you will find it more intuitive and easier to use, especially with the addition of our new Knowledge Base area that will grow over time to be your first port of call with any support issues that you may have.

As always any constructive comments and feedback is welcome.

Great time to purchase Liquid XML Studio 2009 with USD or Euro

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:26:00 +0000

This week the GBP £ Sterling has reached an all time low against the Euro and has slumped against the USD $. As Liquid Technologies products are priced in GBP £, it means its a great time to purchase licenses in Euro or USD $.

1 x Liquid XML Studio Designer Edition license = £145 = $230 (approx) = €170 (approx)
1 x Liquid XML Studio Developer Edition license = £495 = $785 (approx) = €580 (approx)

That's a massive $200 less than a few months ago for the Developer Edition...what a saving!!

Yes, Liquid XML Studio 2009 Community Edition is still 100% FREE

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:08:00 +0000

Yes, Liquid XML Studio 2009 Community Edition is still 100% FREE for commercial and non-commercial use!!

We obviously believe Liquid XML Studio 2009 is the best graphical XML schema editor available, but amazingly you can still use it under the community edition license for FREE.

So why would you want to purchase a Designer or Developer edition license?

Liquid XML Studio 2009 Designer Edition Provides

12 Months Email Support
Include / Import Wizard
Full support of Included / Imported Schema
Import / Export Fast Infoset Compressed XML Files
Unrestricted HTML Documentation Generation for XML Schema
Liquid XML Studio Plug-in providing seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Liquid XML Diff to compare XML files

Liquid XML Studio 2009 Developer Edition Provides

All functionality of the Designer Edition
Liquid XML Data Binder
XML Data Binding Wizard and Command Line exe
C++ Code Generation
C# Code Generation
Java Code Generation
Silverlight 2.0 Code Generation for C# 2008 and VB .Net 2008
VB . Net Code Generation
Visual Basic 6.0 Code Generation
Fast Infoset Support in C++, C# and VB .Net Generated Code Library
HTML Documentation Generation for Generated Code Library
Sample Application Generation

Announcing Liquid XML Studio 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Liquid Technologies) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Hi,

We are pleased to announce the release of Liquid XML Studio 2009!

What's New in 2009?

Liquid XML Studio 2009 extends and improves on the existing functionality by introducing other new tools and technologies that our users have requested in order to continue to make Liquid XML Studio the best value XML development environment available.

Liquid XML Diff Tool
Liquid XML Diff allows you to easily compare two XML files. The provides a graphical view of the differences between the files and includes advanced filtering options.

Silverlight Code Generation
Liquid XML Data Binder now provides an option to generate code for Microsoft C# Silverlight 2008 for .Net 3.5 and Microsoft VB .Net Silverlight 2008 for .Net 3.5, and includes new Runtimes for these new platforms.

Project Files
Related files can now be added to a Liquid XML Studio Project, allowing easy access and grouping of all the files you are working with. The project is displayed as a tree in the Project Window.

XSLT Support
XML Style Sheet Transforms (XSLT) are now supported and can be run within the editor to generate the XSLT output file from a specified source data.

Supported File Types
The editor has been extended to support additional file types. The full list of supported file types is:

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
DTD Schema (DTD)
Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML)
Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
Text Files (TXT)
W3C XML Schema (XSD)
Web Service Definition Language (WSDL)
XML Document (XML)
XML Metadata Interchange (XMI)
XML-Data Reduced (XDR)
XQuery (XQUERY)
XSL Transform (XSLT)

Enhanced Printing and Print Preview Support
Printing and previewing XML Schema diagrams has been completely re-written to allow scaling of the diagram to a percentage height/width or to a fixed number of pages high and wide. This significantly improves the ability to view large schema in a printed form.

Improved Large File Support
Large files can now be edited within the XML text editor.

Fast Infoset Import/Export Support
Fast Infoset (FI) is a standard XML compression technology allow XML files to be compressed to a binary form. This technology provides hugh performance improvements as the FI files can be read and written very quickly by FI enabled parsers (such as the Liquid Fast Inforset Library). You can now import and export XML files in FI format directly from the Liquid XML Studio development environment.

General Improvements
Along with the new features outlined above, existing features have also been enhanced and improved such as the Find/Replace functionality.