Command Line
Certain XMLSpy actions can be carried out from the command line. These commands are listed below:
Open a file
xmlspy.exe file.xml
Opens the file, file.xml, in XMLSpy
Open multiple files
xmlspy.exe file1.xml file2.xml
Opens the files, file1.xml and file2.xml, in XMLSpy
Assign an SPS file to an XML file for Authentic View editing
xmlspy.exe myxml.xml /sps mysps.sps
Opens the file, myxml.xml in Authentic View with mysps.sps as its SPS file. The /sps flag specifies that the SPS file that follows is to be used with the XML file that precedes the /sps flag (for Authentic View editing).
Open a new XML template file via an SPS file
xmlspy.exe mysps.sps
Opens a new XML file in Authentic View. The display will be based on the SPS and the new XML file will have a skeletal structure based on the SPS schema. The name of the newly created XML file must be assigned when saving the XML file.
Open an SPS file as an XML document in Text View
xmlspy.exe /raw mysps.sps
Opens the file mysps.sps as an XML document in Text View. The /raw flag specifies that the SPS file that follows is to be edited as an XML file.