Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

[esther-l AT mailsnare.net]

You can view XML documents in a browser (Firefox or IE).
I think ms word will open XML documents. I know Open Office will.

You can find sample SPL and eCTD documents to grab, and view them in a 
browser to see what they look like.

You can also download some free XML editors like Peter's XML editor or 
context.

There is a publicly available tutorial about XML at 
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/views/xml/library.jsp

There's an article at about.com that's probably relevant to you at 
http://biotech.about.com/od/strategy/a/XMLAuthoring.htm

Esther Lumsdon


>-----Original Message-----
>From: dave.m.parker AT gsk.com [mailto:dave.m.parker AT gsk.com]
>Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 09:40 AM
>To: 'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'
>Subject: [internetworkers] XML Question
>
>Hey everybody,
>
>Some folks here at my workplace want to start providing manuscripts as XML 
>files instead of Word docs. I'm confused by this, because I thought XML 
>was just a markup language. At any rate, I have these files named 
>"whatever.xml" and I don't know how to view them; if everything works 
>right the only content I should see is the manuscript text, which I should 
>then be able to copy and paste into other applications.
>
>Can anyone help? Sorry for the lack of details but I haven't been provided 
>with any.
>
>- Dave P.
>
>____________________
>
>Dave Parker 
>Artwork Operator
>Regional Service Center 
>GlaxoSmithKline 
>RTP, USA 
>(919)483-3203
>Dave.M.Parker AT gsk.com