topic Re: What is the best editor for an XML file to make edits ? in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/what-is-the-best-editor-for-an-xml-file-to-make/m-p/241893#M13758 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do they rearrange the columns permanently ? or when I do that and then export to a new layer and then does it become permanently ?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:24:08 GMT DEAF_PROBERT_68 2016-10-26T15:24:08Z What is the best editor for an XML file to make edits ? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/what-is-the-best-editor-for-an-xml-file-to-make/m-p/241891#M13756 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">I need help to find a good tool or an XML editor on the GeoNet &nbsp;folks here on which XML editor that can I have to work on to make some edits. I need to reorder my feature class that I need to sort their &nbsp;field columns to &nbsp;what I want.</SPAN></P><P style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; word-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">Does anyone in here can suggest me of a good XML editor that can I work on? &nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">I've googled everything on XML Editor even on GeoNet but I am not sure what is a good one. It can anything like tool, editor, script, etc.</SPAN></P><P style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; word-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">I am using ArcGIS 10.3.1 on my PC.</SPAN></P><P style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; word-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; word-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">Thanks,</SPAN></P><P style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; word-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; word-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">Robert</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:00:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/what-is-the-best-editor-for-an-xml-file-to-make/m-p/241891#M13756 DEAF_PROBERT_68 2016-10-25T16:00:32Z Re: What is the best editor for an XML file to make edits ? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/what-is-the-best-editor-for-an-xml-file-to-make/m-p/241892#M13757 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You need&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/tables/rearranging-the-columns-in-a-table.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/tables/rearranging-the-columns-in-a-table.htm">Rearranging the columns in a table—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Oct 2016 21:07:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/what-is-the-best-editor-for-an-xml-file-to-make/m-p/241892#M13757 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-10-25T21:07:04Z Re: What is the best editor for an XML file to make edits ? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/what-is-the-best-editor-for-an-xml-file-to-make/m-p/241893#M13758 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do they rearrange the columns permanently ? or when I do that and then export to a new layer and then does it become permanently ?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:24:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/what-is-the-best-editor-for-an-xml-file-to-make/m-p/241893#M13758 DEAF_PROBERT_68 2016-10-26T15:24:08Z Re: What is the best editor for an XML file to make edits ? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/what-is-the-best-editor-for-an-xml-file-to-make/m-p/241894#M13759 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>the tool does it permanently, if you do it temporarily within the table, that rearrangement isn't saved when you export...&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:46:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/what-is-the-best-editor-for-an-xml-file-to-make/m-p/241894#M13759 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-10-26T15:46:46Z