As described in the January 2003 issue of CPU - Computer Power User magazine.
For XSLT, one of my favourites Windows tools is a simple, free XML / XSLT editor named XRay, available from Architag at http://www.architag.com/xray. This downloads and installs like a regular Windows application, so you should have no problems with it.
Xray lets you select an XML document and an XSLT stylesheet,
and then displays a third window showing the results of the XSLT transformation.
The best part is that the result is shown in real time -- the output changes
instantaneneously as you edit the XML or XSLT! It's a great way to try out
different XPath expressions, and quickly see the results.
NOTE: download the XML parser --
You may also need to install the
Microsoft XML parser components. These are freely available from Microsoft: just go
to http://www.microsoft.com and search for
"MSXML". You will need to select the link labelled "Download MSXML Parser 3.0 Service
Pack 2", and follow the instructions provided. At the same time, you may also want
(from this same page) to follow the link labeled " Download Microsoft XML Core Services
(MSXML) 4.0 Service Pack 1", which is a newer version of the XML toolkit. It's
probably best to download and install both Versions 3 and 4, as some XML applications
require nonstandard features only available in Version 3.
How XRay works --
Once Xray is running, you can open XML or XSLT files simply by dragging them into the
application window (or you can also use the File --> Open ... menu to do so). To run a style
sheet on an XML document, simply follow these three simple steps: