tool for generating sample data file

[MaineRunner]

Hello,

I am currently using XMLSpy, and have generated a sample xml file from the schema using XMLSpy. This function does not give me the ability to fill in fields to their max length, if they have a max length restriction.

My goal is to test the boundry condition of exceeding the max length. It would be nice to have a tool that can take a schema, generate a sample, and when the tool sees there is a max length restriction on the field, fill the field up to its max length. then it is a matter of simply adding one character (or maybe the tool could do it?)

Has anyone seen such a tool to generate a sample data file?

Thank you

 

[k5tm]

Stylus Studio contains an 'XML Schema to XML' tool, but it does not seem to concern itself with restrictions.

<xs:schema xmlns:xs="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"[/URL] targetNamespace="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3schools.com"[/URL] xmlns="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3schools.com"[/URL] elementFormDefault="qualified">
	<xs:element name="note">
		<xs:complexType>
			<xs:sequence>
				<xs:element name="to" type="xs:string"/>
				<xs:element name="from" type="xs:string"/>
				<xs:element name="heading" type="xs:string">
					<xs:simpleType>
						<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
							<xs:length value="12"/>
						</xs:restriction>
					</xs:simpleType>
				</xs:element>
				<xs:element name="body" type="xs:string"/>
			</xs:sequence>
		</xs:complexType>
	</xs:element>
</xs:schema>

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<p1:note xmlns:p1="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3schools.com"[/URL] xmlns:xsi="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"[/URL] xsi:schemaLocation="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3schools.com[/URL] file:///c:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Tom%20M.WESTECH/Desktop/sample.xsd">
    <p1:to>string</p1:to>
    <p1:from>string</p1:from>
    <p1:heading>string</p1:heading>
    <p1:body>string</p1:body>
</p1:note>

Tom Morrison

http://www.liant.com

 

[MaineRunner]

That looks similar to what XMLSpy does. If you cut the length down to three does it truncate the text to 'str'? That would be the same functionality as XMLSpy.

 

[k5tm]

does it truncate the text to 'str'?

No it does not.

Tom Morrison

http://www.liant.com