Editing A File Externally - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual

2.2.2

Editing a file externally

To create or edit an XML file on an external PC with Windows, use a text editor that supports
the required "UTF-8" coding, e.g. "TextPad".
This means that you can enter or directly insert all characters of the unicode system without
rewriting them using the keyboard.
If files with a different coding are saved, the special characters are not correctly displayed in
the editor. In SINUMERIK Operate, there is no automatic conversion into the UTF-8 coding!!
Saving the XML file in UTF-8 coding
1. Select the "Save As" dialog box.
2. Set the character set to "UTF-8".
Entering comments in an XML file
If you are entering comments to explain a program, you must keep the following in mind:
● A comment always begins with the sequence: <!--
● A comment ends with the character string: -->
Example
<!-- Work offset: -->
Note
In the comment itself, you can never use two minus signs one right after the other!
Special characters
If you use characters in the text where the syntax of XML is of significance, then these must
specifically formatted:
Special
characters
&
'
<
>
"
Comments in an ini file
If you enter a comment in an ini file, start the comment line with a semicolon.
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Notation
&amp;
&apos;
&lt;
&gt;
&quot;
Principles of start-up
2.2 Editing files
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