Rainbow Live XML Editor makes editing easy and full online with a simple Flash interface, multiple users and so much more. With Rainbow Live you can edit your @attributes, CDATA, upload your imagens and create thumbnails easely from your computer to server in seconds.

Rainbow Live puts the power back into the hands of Flash developers. There’s no more need to rely on a backend developer to build and maintain a database. Rainbow Live saves time and money as the process of setting up XML structures is familiar to many Flash developers and is made even more intuitive with Rainbow Live’s node-based approach. It allows for full control over a developing Flash project; if you’re building a bingo game or even a site navigation GUI, the access to Rainbow Live’s suite of time-saving tools is a priceless investment for people who want to develop and code at speed without relying on third parties to do the leg work.

Today you have two choices, Rainbow XML Editor and Live version, the most complete for only 99$ USD:

Rainbow XML Editor

• Edit XML files on your hard drive
• Runs in browser
• Move, delete, duplicate and rename nodes
• Add and remove multiple attributes using a
simple dialog box
• Avoid writing poorly formed XML
• Save meta data into .rbw files
• Requires Flash player 10

Rainbow Live XML Editor + CSM

• All the functionality of Rainbow
• Edit XML files live online
• Upload Images and files
• Automatically create thumbnails
• Admin and User log-ins
• Lock and hide elements from user
• Define child templates
• No backend scripting necessary
• Customisable scripts

Rainbow Live puts the power back into the hands of Flash developers. There’s no more need to rely on a backend developer to build and maintain a database. Rainbow Live saves time and money as the process of setting up XML structures is familiar to many Flash developers and is made even more intuitive with Rainbow Live’s node-based approach.

Installing and Configuring your Rainbow Live XML Editor + CMS

First step is create a folder with the name as you wish. Now you can upload all files inside this folder. You will receive one SWF file, 3 PHP files for alternative FTP and a read-me.txt.

rainbow_upload

Well, you can create your custom INDEX file to your ‘Rainbow.swf’ file. Now you can access Rainbow.swf or your custom INDEX file. When you load the page will require Login and Password, the DEFAULT is:

Username: admin
Password: password

When you load the main page will see at first time the Project window, here you will create XML, import your own local file and edit this file so simple. But after uploaded and logged you must go to second step, add your registration code and configure your FTP access.

Go to Preferences tab, will show you Settings items. The first item is Registration. Click on arrow and set ‘domainkey’ your registration code, you can get your own on Rainbow Site.

rainbow_key

After that you can change FTP access, it will able you to edit online your XML file. To edit it you may go to Preferences > FTP and change the ‘ftphost’ to your domain ftp, ‘ftpmode’ continue normal, ‘ftpusername’ is your FTP username and last ‘ftppassword’ is your FTP password, close this window and click on SITE option, you may change your ‘rainbowfolder’ example: “httpdocs/rainbowFolder/”, after that close the SITE window and click in SAVE (top-right window).

rainbow_xmlEditor

Rainbow Live XML Editor can create or edit only one XML file, one XML for one project. When you create one file, by Default, it is located on folder DATA/ inside folder that you install Live Rainbow but you have a choice to edit it and change the location of the file.

Editing XML file

It’s so simple, you can create nodes using “+” Plus button or add @attributes and images using right arrow, when you click will appear one window with all options, you can change add one attribute or CDATA text.

Using @attributes you can set one parameter like image and upload direct from your Rainbow Live to your server and add the address to your XML file, this moment you can select option to create thumbnail and add too into XML, great for portfolio and photogalleries. See the upload image bellow:

rainbow_images

You can get more information on Rainbow Website or comment here.
Thanks a lot and cya.

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5 Responses to “Rainbow Live XML Editor + CMS”

  1. Martin Hemmer Says:

    It’s a very interesting subject I was looking around about more information but you got really what i was looking for in your article so thanks and keep it up you have a great blog .
    I’m very interested in CMS and all its related subjects.

  2. Pablo Davi Says:

    It’s a great CMS, i was comtempled with one free key and im using it to create my new portfolio database, it’s great, helpfull and ease to create, upload and edit XML and images with Rainbow Live CMS

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