SketchPath

The freeware SketchPath is still available. However there is now also the opportunity to try out a free beta version of a more advanced XPath tool that builds on SketchPath project experience. The new product is called CoherentWeb, and can be downloaded from here. Why not try it?

Benefits of CoherentWeb over SketchPath

Integrated File Navigator for up to 10,000 files in a folder (or zip-package) hierarchy
Dual View: Test XPath against 2 documents at the same time.
Viewer loads XML documents up to 20 time faster
Manages larger XML files - Up to 4MB (vs. 300KB)
Improved user interface: Special features for multi-monitor and laptop/notebook usage.
Its smaller and launches faster: Only a 10MB download
Switch viewer between XML, HTML and Office 2007 views
For XPath 2.0: Uses a licensed version of Saxon 9.2.0.5 PE
Improved, smarter, Intellisense
More extensive DTD resource features
Integrated EXPath Zip implementation for OOXML/ODF etc.
Variables Management: Now supports global variables
XML Namespaces: Save namespaces with your XPath
Now part of a comprehensive XSLT test and production tool

CoherentWeb: Commercially Supported, building on SketchPath

SketchPath: Still an excellent XPath tool - and its freeware

The freeware SketchPath product is still available and can be downloaded from the project website here.

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CoherentWeb still only requires .NET 2.0, its faster and smaller and can be downloaded from here.

What about SketchPath?

The SketchPath product has been incredibly popular and was the inspiration behind CoherentWeb. It will continue to be available. as freeware.

If you first try out CoherentWeb you can always go back to SketchPath afterwards.

EXPath Zip

This is a module specified by the EXPath project at http://expath.org/. A Java implementation of this is available from the EXPath site. CoherentWeb includes its own .NET implementation.

XPath Files

SketchPath has always provided the capability to save your XPath expressions as an XML file for reuse.

CoherentWeb improves on this by providing a more structure XML format, but also by including a more flexible import/export feature.

This exploits XSLT converters to potentially convert files between other formats such as Schematron, XSpec, or even other XSLT files.

Faster, but how?

Since SketchPath was produced, a more advanced , quicker, rich text control for .NET applications has become available.

CoherentWeb uses this new control and the performance increase (on a suitable platform) means that a large file that took 20 seconds to load in SketchPath can load in under a second.

Useful Links

Qutoric Limited

An XML Tools Company

SketchPath (and CoherentWeb)