You might know that you can pull XML data into OpenOffice's spreadsheet
program, Calc, but did you know that you can create a filter to make
word-processing documents out of data stored as XML? This tutorial
shows you how to use OpenOffice's import/export filters to open your
XML data as though it's just a plain document. From there, users can
edit the document much more naturally and then save it back to its
native format. You can also use this feature to easily turn your
documents into XML data. tutorial is for users of OpenOffice, with
a penchant for XML. If you're comfortable with the rigid syntax of the
XML file format, and have dabbled with XML Style Language Transformations
(XSLT), a world of possibilities opens up when you use OpenOffice as
a custom editor for any type of XML-based data. This tutorial
demonstrates the power of XSLT harnessed for the automatic manipulation
and transformation of any XML-based data to and from the OpenDocument
format, thereby bridging the divide between machine-readable XML and
human-friendly hypertext. OpenOffice evolved from yet another open
source product to a full fledged suite of efficient and secure office
applications -- free and highly extensible -- gaining more clout along
the way from industry giants such as Sun Microsystems and, recently,
IBM. This tutorial focuses on a single facet of OpenOffice's
extensibility, working with XML and XSLT filter files to allow plugin
support for any data in the XML form. You can store data as
machine-friendly XML and still edit it in a human-friendly, custom
manner. The former allows easy searches, semantic context and
information retrieval, whereas the latter enables efficient editing
in an advanced hypertext environment. More Information
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