This Visual Studio extension is officially available at the Visual Studio Marketplace.

Open multiple files simultaneously in Altova XMLSpy XML Editor directly from Visual Studio's Solution Explorer.

If you like this free extension, please give it a review.

• Open multiple files simultaneously in Altova XMLSpy XML Editor with VS2012, VS2013 and VS2015.

  

• Warning if attempting to open a large quantity of files. The quantity is configurable in Tools > Options.

  

• Warning if attempting to open one or more file types whose extension is not typically associated with Altova XMLSpy XML Editor. The list of typical file extensions is configurable in Tools > Options.

  

• Option to supress the warning message if attempting to open a file whose extension is not typically associated with Altova XMLSpy XML Editor.

  

The Visual Studio IDE has an outstanding and feature-rich editor for a wide range of file types, even in the free "Community" editions, which can be overridden to open a third-party application.

That said, there may be times when you wish to edit a file in an alternative editor/application without overriding the default Visual Studio editor, for example:-

• You only occasionally wish to use a specific alternative editor.
• You have overriden the default Visual Studio editor to a particular application, but need easy IDE access to a second particular editor.
• Certain files (e.g. gigantic size files, or files with complex content) may be better suited in an alternative editor.
• Pair programming scenarios where each developer has different preferred editor.
• You are more familiar with a certain editor's features, or simply have a favourite editor.

The owner of this GitHub repository / software is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, employed by, sponsored by, or in any way officially connected with Altova or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates.

Nor has this software been authorised, approved, verified or in anyway assessed by Altova, or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates, either as raw source code on GitHub.com or as a Visual Studio Extension in the Visual Studio Marketplace.

All Trademark, intellectual property rights, and other rights belonging to Altova as described in here and here apply.

All Altova logos and Altova links belong to Altova and their use here and any associated goodwill inures to Altova as described here.

In no event shall Altova GMBH be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or dealings in the software.

Adapted from code originally written by Mads Kristensen here and here.

Also adapted from code originally written by Calvin Allen here.

Additional thanks goes to Build 2016 Conference and Visual Studio Toolbox.

Thanks also to Altova themselves, who have additional IDE integration available here.

Contributions to this project are welcome by raising an Issue or submitting a Pull Request.

See the change log for road map and release history.

Bugs can be logged here.

Software Licence.

Similar "Open In" VS extensions can be found here.