[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message]

Re: Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. somethingwith lega

• To: Peter Hunsberger <peter.hunsberger@g...>
• Subject: Re: Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. somethingwith legacy support.. carries business data better..
• From: David Lyon <david.lyon@p...>
• Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:32:15 +1000
• Cc: Rick Jelliffe <rjelliffe@a...>, xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <cc159a4a0607240726k62a34be3w317c13ae35f41755@m...>
• References: <44C2A214.2010903@a...> <001a01c6ade2$374c4fc0$6401a8c0@turtle> <7.0.1.0.0.20060723100223.03e64260@c...> <1153684981.30211.276.camel@l...> <7.0.1.0.0.20060723223938.03e6b6e0@c...> <1153693413.30211.289.camel@l...> <7.0.1.0.0.20060723233604.02212b20@c...> <1153706409.30211.325.camel@l...> <44C4ABB4.2070202@a...> <1153741970.30211.364.camel@l...> <cc159a4a0607240726k62a34be3w317c13ae35f41755@m...>

On Mon, 2006-07-24 at 09:26 -0500, Peter Hunsberger wrote:
> On 7/24/06, David Lyon <david.lyon@p...> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2006-07-24 at 21:15 +1000, Rick Jelliffe wrote:
> > > There is nothing stopping you doing this in real XML,  just moving the
> > > type tag inside the attribute value. For example (off the top of my
> > > head, details may be wrong):
> > >
> > >     <Item Information PLU="A256" Name="Kitchen Veneer" Rate="$420"/>
> > >
> > > Then you can validate with Schematron, for example
> > >   <sch:pattern name="typedAttribute"  abstract="true">
> > >     ...
> > >     <sch:rule context="starts-with($node, '$')">
> > >        <sch:assert test="number(string-after($node, $))"
> > >              >A currency attribute should have a number</sch:assert>
> > >     </sch:rule>
> > >    ...
> > >    </sch:pattern>
> > >
> > >    <sch:pattern is-a="typedAttribute">
> > >       <sch:param name="node" value="Item/@*"/>
> > >    <sch:pattern>
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Rick Jelliffe
> >
> > Ok, say I did that.. what do I now get?
> 
> Among other things:
> 
> 1) the ability to use standardized parsers without having to write and
> maintain your own;
> 
> 2) the ability to use an ISO standard for data validation without
> having to write and maintain your own;
> 
> 3) compatibility with external systems with no extra transformation
> requirements (reduced processing overhead).
> 

No, I just end up with a whole lot of bloatware...

• Follow-Ups:
  • Re: Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. something withlegacy support.. carries business data better..
    • From: Rick Marshall <rjm@z...>

• References:
  • Re: [SUMMARY #1] Why is there little usage of XML on the'visible Web'?
    • From: Mitch Amiano <mitch.amiano@a...>
  • RE: [SUMMARY #1] Why is there little usage of XML on the 'visible Web'?
    • From: "Michael Kay" <mike@s...>
  • RE: [SUMMARY #1] Why is there little usage of XML on the 'visible Web'?
    • From: peter murray-rust <pm286@c...>
  • RE: [SUMMARY #1] Why is there little usage of XML on the'visible Web'?
    • From: David Lyon <david.lyon@p...>
  • RE: [SUMMARY #1] Why is there little usage of XML on the 'visible Web'?
    • From: peter murray-rust <pm286@c...>
  • Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. something with legacysupport.. carries business data better..
    • From: David Lyon <david.lyon@p...>
  • Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. something with legacy support.. carries business data better..
    • From: peter murray-rust <pm286@c...>
  • Re: Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. somethingwith legacy support.. carries business data better..
    • From: David Lyon <david.lyon@p...>
  • Re: Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. something withlegacy support.. carries business data better..
    • From: Rick Jelliffe <rjelliffe@a...>
  • Re: Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues..something with legacy support.. carries business data better..
    • From: David Lyon <david.lyon@p...>
  • Re: Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. something with legacy support.. carries business data better..
    • From: "Peter Hunsberger" <peter.hunsberger@g...>

• Prev by Date: RE: [SUMMARY #1] Why is there little usage of XML on the 'visible Web'?
• Next by Date: RE: [SUMMARY #1] Why is there little usage of XML on the'visible Web'?
• Previous by thread: Re: Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. something with legacy support.. carries business data better..
• Next by thread: Re: Re: Identifying the Top 10 xml Issues.. something withlegacy support.. carries business data better..
• Index(es):
  • Date
  • Thread