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Still the fact remains that XML is nothing but a different form of comma delimited raw text data. It has spawned more software, tools, discussions and forums on just how to interpret this data. The whole concept of writing <xxxxx> followed by </xxxxx> is almost childlike in its simplicity and wastefulness. Why are someone talking about binary XML suddenly? - Basudeb: a very late comer --- "Hurd, Bruce" <Bruce.Hurd@n...> wrote: > The two main differences between XML and struct's is > that XML doesn't > dictate the structure of the data whereas a struct > does by definition. > The second main difference is that XML is self > describing. Sure you > don't get context, that would be impossible to > define in an open > standard. For example, its not XML's job to tell > you what a <book /> > means but it is its job to tell that it is a book. > That's description. > Where as the contents of a struct is merely a stream > of bytes, there's > nothing there but the content. > > These are the main reasons why XML became such a > great standard. As > soon as you define a structure you're also implying > and/or limiting > implementation which reduces the inter-operability > of that data. > Defining structure is the job of the data's author, > not the transport > mechanism. > > -Bruce > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tech Rams [mailto:techmailing@y...] > Sent: Friday, 16 September 2005 12:06 p.m. > To: Anil Philip; Michael Kay; 'xml dev' > Subject: RE: basic qs - how is xml more > flexible for > exchanging data? > > I think Michael's point was precisely about binary > data - no one has issues with text/ascii data > (mostly). > > How can you guarantee that who ever is receiving the > data (and whenever) will be able to reconstruct the > structure you have, given Michael's points? > > -rams > > --- Anil Philip <goodnewsforyou@y...> wrote: > > > I dont think you understood the post - I meant > when > > one transfers binary data (in a file or stream). I > > am > > not referring to C compilers and it's not about > > metadata or validation. Where are you now? > > > > --- Michael Kay <mike@s...> wrote: > > > > > Two C compilers on different architectures would > > > represent that structure > > > quite differently. There's no data interchange > > there > > > at all except between > > > identical machines with identical compilers > > running > > > identical applications; > > > there's no scope for attaching metadata to the > > > message; there's no scope for > > > validation... Where have you been all these > years? > > > > > > Michael Kay > > > http://www.saxonica.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org > > <http://www.xml.org>, an > > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > > > The list archives are at > > http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the > > subscription > > manager: > > <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php> > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org > <http://www.xml.org>, an > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at > http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the > subscription > manager: > <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org > <http://www.xml.org>, an > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at > http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the > subscription > manager: > <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php> > >
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