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At 2:07 PM -0400 4/13/04, Bob Wyman wrote: > Certainly, it is sometimes important to ensure that leading >zeros, gratuitous "+" signs, etc. are passed through systems >untouched. However, it is important to understand that the importance >varies depending on whether or not you are working with a schema. It does not depend on whether *you* are working with a schema. It depends on whether *everyone* is working with the *same* schema. The assumption that there is a single unique schema, which everyone agrees to and adheres to is a common fallacy in the XML world. -- Elliotte Rusty Harold elharo@m... Effective XML (Addison-Wesley, 2003) http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/effectivexml http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0321150406/ref%3Dnosim/cafeaulaitA
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