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Archive for November, 2009
How to generate XML Schema from XML file?
Nov 22nd
Ever wondered how to generate XML schema from XML file?
Indeed, a lot of 3ed party tools can do it for you. But as usual, any easy way?
You can use Visual Studio IDE itself to generate XSD from XML file. Follow the steps.
1) Open the XML file in Visual Studio IDE.
2) Take View > Other Windows > Command Window.
3) Now type and execute command – XML.CreateSchema
4) See, the schema is generated.
A hidden pearl in VS IDE. Isn’t it?
Targeted Audience – Beginners.
Search for Symbols in Visual Studio more Easily
Nov 15th
Ever tried VisualAssist? Yes man, Its a killer product. The feature that I like most is its Symbol Search. You can specify words and it will list symbols that contain those words. Its very useful if you have a vague idea about the function name that you’re searching for. Have a look at the following screenshot.
But is there any PoorMan’s SearchSymbols without VisualAssist?
Did you forget about the hidden gem in VisualStudio find window? Yes, the Regular Expressions. You can use .* to do the same search done by VisualAssist. For instance, to do the above search, search for Show.*Msg. Have a look at following screenshots.
Now look at the results. Cool! isn’t it?
Quite easy. nah? BTW, did you try to kill that bug. 
Targeted Audience – Beginners.
