To create a schema (XSD) from an XML file, you can use a command line tool that comes with Visual Studio called xsd.exe (located in Install DirectoryMicrosoft Visual Studio 8SDKv2.0Bin). If you’re running Visual Studio 2008, your path will be different.
Usage:
xsd.exe -
Utility to generate schema or class files from given source.
xsd.exe <schema>.xsd /classes|dataset [/e:] [/l:] [/n:] [/o:] [/s] [/uri:]
xsd.exe <assembly>.dll|.exe [/outputdir:] [/type: [...]]
xsd.exe <instance>.xml [/outputdir:]
xsd.exe <schema>.xdr [/outputdir:]
Sample invocation:
C:temp>xsd invoice.xml
Microsoft (R) Xml Schemas/DataTypes support utility
[Microsoft (R) .NET Framework, Version 2.0.50727.42]
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Writing file 'C:tempinvoice.xsd'.
C:temp>
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