XML

XML has become the almost universally supported way of exchanging documents and data across applications and platforms. Microsoft was a pioneer in XML development and takes pride in the quality, performance, and standards conformance of our XML technologies. We have a family of XML technologies that allows users with differing requirements to do what they need to do, as simply and efficiently as possible.

Getting Started with XML

XML Overview
Which XML API should I use? What tools are available?

Integrating XML into Application
General information about developing applications that utilize XML.

XML Tools
Learn how to use Visual Studio's integrated XML Tools to make it easier to work with XML, XSLT, and XML schemas.

System.XML
System.Xml is a set of .NET APIs that provide support for processing XML according to a number of standards.

MSXML
Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) allows customers to build high-performance XML-based applications, using unmanaged code, that adhere to the XML 1.0 standard.

XSLT
The Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) lets you transform the content of a source XML document into another document that is different in format or structure.

XML Namespaces
XML namespaces associate element and attribute names in an XML document with custom and predefined URIs.

Resources

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-069
This security update resolves several vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services. The most severe vulnerability could allow remote code execution... more
Friday, Dec 5
XML Notepad 2007 Design
This article introduces a new version of XML Notepad. The tool was first introduced in 1998 but has been unavailable for several years. This version l... more
Friday, Aug 4

Featured Downloads

MSXML4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
MSXML4.0 SP3 is a complete replacement of MSXML4.0, MSXML4.0 SP1 and MSXML4.0 SP2 and contains a number of bug fixes to enhance security and reliabili... more
Friday, Mar 6

"How Do I" Videos

XML Team Blog

Friends, Xml Users, and Developers: Below you'll find excerpts from the XML team blog. Feel free to drop us a line with comments.

Understanding XML Schema Sets in the XSD Designer
We have recently blogged about the new XML Schema Designer and the various views over schemas offere... more
Thursday, Jun 4
LINQ to XSD now available on CodePlex
We are happy to announce that we are releasing the sources for LINQ to XSD on CodePlex  at http... more
Wednesday, Jun 3
Stylesheet import tree in the XSLT Debugger
Complex XSLT stylesheets often contain several include and/or imports instructions. VS XML Editor ha... more
Wednesday, May 20
XML and Languages
I've written in the past about XML and languages, and why you might be interested in being awar... more
Thursday, May 14

XML Forums: Recent Posts

Delete XML Element using LINQ to query parent
I have been adding XML Elements using LINQ by locating the parent node and then inserting the desire... more
Sunday, Nov 8
value-of, copy-of or what?
10 kudos to whoever can help me here.in the following sample code, how do i get my output to render... more
Saturday, Nov 7
XmlSchemaSet Add() and build action property
Hi everybody! I'm working on an application that stores and retrieves its settings into an XML file.... more
Friday, Nov 6

Code Gallery Toolkits & Samples

Kevin Gallagher on VB.NET
Working smartly with VB.NET using LINQ, language extensions, XML, DataGridView and more. I will be p... more
Thursday, Jul 30
XSLT Timer
This is a small application that can be used to do simple timings on XSLT transformations.
Saturday, Jun 13
Small Basic Serial Port extension
An extension making the serial port usable in Small Basic.
Thursday, Apr 2
KB958094 - XML editor walking folders on a remote Web site
XML editor walking folders on a remote Web site
Thursday, Mar 5

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