.xml files altered when building webhelp

[TheGreatAndPowerfulOz]

Flare modifies XML files with a .xml extension, but it will leave files alone if they have a different file extension.

I actually ran into this issue a year or so ago, when I tried to display the contents of some sample XML files in an <iframe> within one of my topics (I write for a software development company whose products utilize XML files as source files for data imports, etc., and I wanted to show users some examples).

In the end, I went with Dave Lee's idea and saved my XML files with a TXT extension, then called them up in the <iframe> as follows:

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<iframe frameborder="1" src="MyXMLFile.txt"><p> </p></iframe>

This worked quite well for me:

• My XML files were included in the compiled project
• The content of my XML files wasn't "messed with", since Flare considered them to be innocent little text files
• The XML content was displayed in the <iframe>, just as it would have been if the src value were a file with the XML extension

Now, it seems that the original post had to do with actually *using* the XML files to provide content in the Help system, so the file extension switch-a-roo which I've employed obviously wouldn't work for that purpose. It does work well, however, if all you're interested in doing is displaying XML source in the browser.

[pdenchfield]

Dear MadCap,

Please add this iframe tip to the Flare documentation!

[RamonS]

I'd send them a feature request. They may not see that request in the forums.
https://www.madcapsoftware.com/bugs/submit.aspx

[pdenchfield]

Thanks, Steve. I did just that.

[RamonS]

Steve? My name is David.

[pdenchfield]

I guess I should have stuck with "RamonS" - haha. Thanks for the correction, Dave!

[KevinDAmery]

I gather he also answers to "Simon"

[RamonS]

I heard my 'name' ???

[KevinDAmery]

See? It works...