Installation Notes:
Cost - The download is free, no registration required.
Security
When you install SketchPath you may be warned on installing that this is from an untrusted source, because the included certificate in not independently signed.
As with all such installations you should not install this on a mission-critical machine and it is also advisable to run it logged on with an account minimal system privileges (Not Administrator).
Required OS Privileges
SketchPath is designed to be compatible with Windows Vista and User Access Control (UAC), therefore no administrative privileges are required to install or run SketchPath itself.
Compatibility
This release has been designed to run on Windows XP (SP2) and Windows Vista. SketchPath requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (or later)
SketchPath License Information
SketchPath is produced and published by Philip Fearon and is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Disclaimer
Responsibility lies with the user to take reasonable safeguards to protect valuable data. The provider accepts no liability for the direct or indirect consequences of failure of this software.
Acknowledgements
For XPath 2.0 evaluation, SketchPath uses Saxon, the XSLT and XQuery processor produced by Saxonica at http://www.saxonica.com
Installation (.NET Framework 2.0 or Later Required)
Saxon-B 9.0.0.4 is included with the SketchPath download (separate license details below).
1. Unzip the download into the install location - say: c:\sketchpath
2. (Optional - To add to the Global Assembly Cache) Modify the included install-gac.cmd file to match your .Net installation path - where gacutil.exe (part of the .Net SDK) is located.
3. (Optional - to complete Step 2) Run the install-gac.cmd file
4. (If you have a Saxon License) Copy saxon-license.xml to the SketchPath.exe install location
5. Create a shortcut to SketchPath.exe and copy it to your preferred location
Note: Setup.exe is included with the SketchPath download but may only be used if Saxon.Net 9.0.0.4 has already been installed in the GAC.
Downloads
SketchPath 2.0.0.4 Download (5,600 KB)
SketchPath 2.0.0.2 Download (USB-Portable Settings) (5,600 KB)
3rd Party License Details
Saxon License Details
Saxon.NET is released with a choice of 2 licenses:
Saxon-B (Basic) - Mozilla Public Licence 1.0 - Free Version
Saxon-SA (Schema-Aware) - Commercial Licence
W3C License Details
SketchPath provides a feature that downloads the latest copy of the W3C Databinding Patterns from a copy stored on the SketchPath website. The original Patterns document, published by the W3C, is at http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/databinding/patterns/6/09/
The W3C Copyright Notice for this document:
Copyright © 2008 World Wide Web Consortium, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, Keio University). All Rights Reserved. http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-documents-20021231
Status
The W3C Databindings Patterns Document current status is: Last Call Working Draft