Can you run xmllint within eclipse to validate xml and dtd files?

Question

Is it possible to run xmllint inside Eclipse or Motodev? If so can someone show me? I would like to validate my DTD and XML files. Thanks.

Answer 1

Use the following steps to run xmllint in Eclipse:

• Click Run > External Tools > External Tools...
• Select the Program configuration
• Click the New button
• Enter a name for your external tool (xmllint in this case)
• Click the Browse File System button
• Find the xmllint executable
• In the Arguments field, enter the necessary arguments (XML file name)
• In the Working Directory field enter the working directory (XML file path)
• Click Run

Ant can be configured to run these steps automatically for future reference.

References

• Workbench User Guide > Concepts > Ant & External tools