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RE: Word 2003 schemas available

• To: <michael.h.kay@n...>, "'Murali Mani'" <mani@C...>,<xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: Word 2003 schemas available
• From: Dave Pawson <dpawson@n...>
• Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:02:57 +0000
• In-reply-to: <000701c3adde$6f58ee70$6401a8c0@pcukmka>
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At 14:15 18/11/2003, Michael Kay wrote:
> >
> > What is advantage of XML format for Word? - i guess space for
> > storing, sending. For example, a "hello world" document
> > requires 19+ kB in word.
>
>No, space has nothing to do with it. The benefit is that it becomes a
>feasible proposition to extract the information in the document in ways
>that don't depend on the availability of Microsoft software.

I've (had to) start an XSLT transform, MS word-2003 default XML
to docbook was my choice.
I have the nasty feeling that  I'm re-inventing the wheel.

If anyone else is treading the same path, perhaps we could split
the effort?



>
>
>There are no security loopholes in XML, only in the software that you
>use to process it.

Too true.


regards DaveP.

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