How to generate sample XML documents from their DTD or XSD?

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In Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and later the XML Schema Explorer can create an XML document with some basic sample data:

  1. Open your XSD document
  2. Switch to XML Schema Explorer
  3. Right click the root node and choose “Generate Sample Xml”

Screenshot of the XML Schema Explorer

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