Hi, I exclusivly use XML as the data source, often times the sample data may or may not have a value, or may have a value that could hint at the incorrect datatype.
(In XML expamle I use > and < as="" a="" -)="" for="" example="" the="" xml="" tag="">< unitno="">10< nitno=""> could be a string, byte, integer or decimal.
Is is possible to change the inferred datatype to one other than it inferrs?
Aaron
Aaron,
The answer to your question is NO, you cannot change inferred data types from within the MS Word Add-In. But if you need to finely control schema (creation) then you have the option to create one from scratch (which tedious and also unnecessary) or you can use a tool (like Visual Studio) that will infer an XSD schema from a sample XML. If you will do it in Visual Studio than you will get similar results as the ones from within the MS Word Add-In. The only difference now is that you can (since you have a "physical" XSD file) modify all inferred data types manually in the resulting XSD and load it as the schema for your data source(s) in Add-In (instead of inferring the schema from a sample XML file).
I hope this helps.
Last edited 11 November 2013
