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Re: What is XML For?

• To: tblanchard@m...
• Subject: Re: What is XML For?
• From: Paul Prescod <paul@p...>
• Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 10:49:35 -0700
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tblanchard@m... wrote:

> XML appears not to be a good match for the kind of data used to automate 
> business or represent structure information.  So what's it for?  Because 
> its not at all convenient for working with business data.  Its too weird.
 > ...

XML is weird for business data? Did you ever work with EDI?

  * 
http://www.eidx.org/publications/business_models/order/ordmodl2_x12example.html

I don't see anything weird about this XML representation:

  * http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/~ptw/MScEC/e-commerce/slide5.html

  Paul Prescod

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