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Yes, Tim. It was actually "Save as XML Spreadsheet" and generated by Excel 2002. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Tim.Bray@S... [mailto:Tim.Bray@S...] On Behalf Of Tim Bray Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 1:30 PM To: Stephen E. Beller Cc: xml-dev@l... Subject: Re: Data streams On Dec 6, 2004, at 10:08 AM, Stephen E. Beller wrote: > I tried Steven's experiment from a different angle. I filled an Excel > XP > spreadsheet with a single-digit number, saved it in both XML and in a > comma-delimited text file (CSV). I then compressed both with WinZip > and then > opened both with Excel. Here's what I found: > > The XML file was 840MB, the CSV 34MB -- a 2,500% difference > Compressed, the XML file was 2.5MB, the CSV 0.00015MB (150KB) -- a > 1,670% > difference. A quick question: was the XML that produced by the built-in Office 2003 "save as XML"? -Tim
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