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> (2) Because XML allows you to label its constituent data, it is possible to > create tools that generically between XML document types. Poorly designed > XML does not have this benefit, though. Generically map ? Such tools never actually work that well in real business. There generic rules are never anything like the business rules you actually want, you cant just map because the names are the same. However, it can form a good basis, but you than have to manually define the mapping, adding conditions etc. > Put (1) and (2) together and you can get powerful any-to-any mapping > between XML document types. But these leaves unaddressed mapping into and > out of the various protocols (regardless of their data formats) and between > XML and other data formats, creating opportunities for companies such as ours. Although this is an fairly established/old market populated by tools like Mercator, Mentor etc etc. Well established EDI mapping tools that now support XML. > -- > Joe Lapp (Looking for some good people to > Senior Engineer help create XML technologies that > http://www.webMethods.com connect businesses to businesses > jlapp@w... over the web.) > > 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...) > 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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