Any tools to generate an XSD schema from an XML instance document?

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Matt Dillard picture Matt Dillard · Sep 16, 2008 · Viewed 180.2k times · Source

I am looking for a tool which will take an XML instance document and output a corresponding XSD schema.

I certainly recognize that the generated XSD schema will be limited when compared to creating a schema by hand (it probably won't handle optional or repeating elements, or data constraints), but it could at least serve as a quick starting point.

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Danimal picture Danimal · Sep 16, 2008

the Microsoft XSD inference tool is a good, free solution. Many XML editing tools, such as XmlSpy (mentioned by @Garth Gilmour) or OxygenXML Editor also have that feature. They're rather expensive, though. BizTalk Server also has an XSD inferring tool as well.

edit: I just discovered the .net XmlSchemaInference class, so if you're using .net you should consider that

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