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Other => Other => Topic started by: asterose on July 06, 2023, 08:15:36 PM

Title: How do you get a readable XML file?
Post by: asterose on July 06, 2023, 08:15:36 PM

I download an XML file from Social Security.  When I tried to open it, it just got the code itself, not anything a human can read.  How on earth do I get a file that would be read by an ordinary person?  This is completely insane.  Why wouldn't Social Security give me a readable file?  My browsers open to the code, and so does Notepad, etc.  It is useless like that.  Help!

Title: Re: How do you get a readable XML file?
Post by: evilfantasy on July 07, 2023, 06:46:09 PM

https://codebeautify.org/xmlviewer

Title: Re: How do you get a readable XML file?
Post by: BC_Programmer on July 07, 2023, 07:11:19 PM

The XML files are provided specifically for the purpose of importing into other software such as accounting programs.

If you wanted something "human readable" you should download the earnings record as a PDF.

Title: Re: How do you get a readable XML file?
Post by: evilfantasy on July 07, 2023, 07:22:29 PM

If they don't have any office software installed they might have issues still. Also depending on what browser and how it's configured.

Although I agree a PDF would be the more likely format for a home user to download/view.