The XST file extension refers to a WebSphere Query Template format used by IBM's WebSphere Application Server to generate XML data from database queries. XST files contain SQL queries, database connec...
The XST file extension refers to a WebSphere Query Template format used by IBM’s WebSphere Application Server to generate XML data from database queries. XST files contain SQL queries, database connection information, and Java classes formatted as XML. Developers create XST files using WebSphere Studio or XML editors for retrieving data from databases to build web applications hosted on WebSphere Application Server.
Since XST files use XML formatting, you can open them with XML editors like Microsoft Visual Studio Code, XML Notepad, TextMate, XMLBlueprint XML Editor, or SCREEM. You can also view XST files with over 400 file formats using File Viewer Plus.
The WebSphere Application Server software from IBM is the main program that utilizes XST files. But other XML editors and viewer tools can also open XST files to view the SQL queries and database connection settings stored in the XML format. So if you need to access data from an XST file and don’t have WebSphere Application Server, XML editors provide an alternative method.
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