Here's a thought, how about writing an XSL stylesheet that transforms your WSDL elements into HTML xsl:fo to generate a PDF, providing the layout you want.
Corneil du Plessis Software Architect Standard Bank IT Development (w) +27 11 636-2210 (f) +27 11 636-5266 (m) +27 82 530-9259 -----Original Message----- From: Hernan Bay Area Guy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 April 2006 21:42 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: (OT) Making WSDL pretty? Jay, Thanks for the links, I'll take a look at them. Actually, I was looking for something that formats the WSDL so the datatype definition section resembles more a classical datatype definition. The graphical view of the Eclipse WSDL editor is a good example (a little tree view with pretty-looking boxes and arrows). Unfortunately it doesn't have a "print" option, or an "export to PDF" option. ... that I know of, of course! :-) Thanks, Hernan --- Jay Glanville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you want to change the indenting of the WSDL to make it easier to > read, use something like HTML Tidy (http://tidy.sf.net). It can > handle XML as input and output formats. > > If you want something to extract the > <annotation><documentation> values > out of your WSDL and generate a set of HTML pages for human-readable > consumption, do a Google on "wsdldoc". I think IBM had such a tool in > it's "emerging tool kit". I believe that bluetetra also has one > (http://www.bluetetra.com/). > > JDG > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hernan Bay Area Guy > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 12:37 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: (OT) Making WSDL pretty? > > > > > > Hello, > > > > (Apologies for the semi-offtopic post...) > > > > Does anybody know of a tool that one can use to generate a > > human-readable version of a WSDL file? > > > > I am working on a little SOAP service to wrap > around a > > number-crunching engine (written in Perl and C). > The > > programmer of the engine is even less experienced > on > > WSDL than I am, so it would be useful to be able > to > > have a nicely formatted version of the service's > WSDL > > file so we can discuss the signatures of the operations, for > > example. > > > > So far the options I found were: > > > > - Print Screen's of the Eclipse WSDL editor > > > > - A little ad-hoc XML parser that I wrote from > some > > code samples from the 'Net (so far it generates Twiki-fied text that > > I can cut&paste to our Twiki) > > > > Obviously none of these options is too elegant, > and > > Google is not being much help here either :-( > > > > Is there an "official" tool for this type of job? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Hernan > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Standard Bank Disclaimer and Confidentiality Note This e-mail, its attachments and any rights attaching hereto are, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the property of Standard Bank Group Limited and/or its subsidiaries ("the Group"). It is confidential, private and intended for the addressee only. Should you not be the addressee and receive this e-mail by mistake, kindly notify the sender, and delete this e-mail, immediately and do not disclose or use same in any manner whatsoever. Views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender unless clearly stated as those of the Group. The Group accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages whatsoever and howsoever incurred, or suffered, resulting, or arising, from the use of this email or its attachments. The Group does not warrant the integrity of this e-mail nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. Licensed divisions of the Standard Bank Group are authorised financial services providers in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, No 37 of 2002 (FAIS). For information about the Standard Bank Group Limited visit our website http://www.standardbank.co.za ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
