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David Power <david.power@f...> writes: > Firstly I must say that I support the use of XML, > where it fits. Sometimes I think it is difficult to > see exactly where it fits. One of our Directors has > decided that XML is a great solution for our internal > out-sourcing system. It is an SQL database that > we render on browsers in HTML 4.0 using VB + > Javascripting. It is strictly for internal use and everyone > uses IE 4.0 to view it (no probs). > > What is the advantage of using XML in this loop? That's the wrong question (though I'm sure that you'll be flooded with well-meaning replies in the next few hours). The right question will look something like this: My requirements are X and Y: what are the best standards and technologies to meet these requirements? Obviously, in this case the phrasing of the question is the Director's fault and not yours, but it doesn't sound as if you actually have any unmet requirements in this part of your current system, so why is your Director looking? Here's a hunch: do you (or your directors) have other, unexpressed requirements like future-proofing, vendor-independence, open-standards conformance, techno-diversity, or security? Even just looking for a bit of a media buzz is a legitimate requirement, but you (or your director) should make it explicit so that everyone knows what their real goals are and so that you can do a reasonable cost/benefit analysis. All the best, David -- David Megginson david@m... http://www.megginson.com/ xml-dev: A list for W3C XML Developers. To post, mailto:xml-dev@i... Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/xml-dev/ and on CD-ROM/ISBN 981-02-3594-1 To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; unsubscribe xml-dev To subscribe to the digests, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; subscribe xml-dev-digest List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@i...)
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