RE: Help: Reasons to use XML/XSL ?

Adam,
1. One thing about XML is that the package your data is in (not just
packaging for me though), is much less weighty than other formats. I
cannot think of an instance where my data would still be "data" in
some other format and be smaller than if it was in XML.

2. I don't see your code reflecting the child::elemC.
	<elemB><elemC>Weeeeeeee</elemC></elemB>

Mike F.
Washington, DC

--- Adam Griffin <agriffin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From Michael Kay
> >XML was not designed to be used as a format for transient data
> that is
> en route from the database to the browser. >People are using it for
> that
> task, and once you're sold on XML you will probably want to use it
> for
> that task, but >that's not the job it was designed for.
> 
> 
> This one aspect has been something I've often pondered. It seems a
> standard for a condensed scheme could be developed for transient
> "XML"
> (although it wouldn't be XML anymore). Something so the heft of the
> XML
> structure isn't repeated yet structure is maintained and data can
> get
> compressed by different means if necessary. When ready the data
> could be
> streamed. It seems this would greatly aid in moving large data
> across
> networks where the size of heavy markup in XML makes the cost
> prohibitive.
> 
> Some possibilities:
> 
> 1. the document/stream could be "preparsed" for structure and the
> data
> retrieved as it arrives (or is needed?) since it may still be in
> route
> further down the stream.
> 
> 2. optional supported compression utilities (since the recipient
> would
> need to know how to uncompress).
> 
> 3. optional limits on size of data to when compression is no longer
> beneficial.
> 
> 
> Quick example (not using attributes):
> 
> <document>
> 	<elemA>Some data</elemA>
> 	<elemB>Other data</elemB>
> 	<elemB>More data</elemB>
> 	<elemB><elemC>Weeeeeeee</elemC></elemB>
> 	<elemD>binaryblahblah</elemD>
> </document>
> 
> 
> [definition]
> 1=document
> 2=elemA
> 3=elemB
> 4=elemC
> 5=elemD
> [structure]
> 1>2=A 3=B 3=C 3>4=D< 5=E<
> [data]
> A=Some data[eod]
> B=Other data[eod]
> C=More data[eod]
> D=Weeeeeee[eod]
> E=Binaryblahblah[eod]
> 
> 
> After typing all this, I realize it may be off topic but, I am
> curious
> about it.
> 



	
		
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price.
http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/