• From: "DuCharme, Robert" <Robert.DuCharme@m...>
• To: "'Ravi Ramamirtham'" <rramamirtham@r...>, "'xml-dev@x...'" <xml-dev@X...>
• Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 17:31:29 -0400

>	I want the ability to replace an element in one XML document with
>the contents of another XML document while parsing. Basically the element
>being replaced is described in an XML document of it's own. What's the best
>way to achieve this, if at all possible? Is XLink meant for doing things
>like this? Any pointers/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

XLink provides ways to *describe* this (a "replace" value for the "show"
attribute) but for now there aren't any XLink-aware applications I know of
that will read and process this instruction. Software developers are waiting
for the spec to become a Recommendation, instead of shooting at a moving
target; once it gets there I'm sure we'll see implementations.

Bob DuCharme          www.snee.com/bob           <bob@  
snee.com>  "The elements be kind to thee, and make thy
spirits all of comfort!" Anthony and Cleopatra, III ii

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