OpenEuphoria

Re: XML

• Posted by Kat <gertie at ZEBRA.NET> Feb 01, 2000
• 578 views

You might look into the getxml() function i included in the mirc-Eu code. It
has a bug or two, but i have them fixed for the next release.

Kat

----- Original Message -----
From: The Johnson Family <thedjs at INAME.COM>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: XML


> I agree, some native support for using XML (at tag level, perhaps - eg.
> ReadTag and WriteTag) would be good. It would put euphoria way ahead of
the
> pack in that respect. I might look into it.
>
> Nick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Everett Williams <rett at GVTC.COM>
> To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 12:07 PM
> Subject: XML
>
>
> > To all,
> >
> > As a postscript to my post on ActiveX, calling conventions, structures,
> and
> > namespace, I would like to recommend something for consideration by all.
> > If structures are to be considered, the most important structure map for
> the
> > next five to ten years is going to be XML, otherwise known as the latest
> > guise for self-identifying data. I suspect that almost every form of
data
> that
> > we now work with will be mapped into an XML compatible form during that
> > time span. It is almost inconceivable that XML will be limited to data
> being
> > passed over the internet. Any concept that powerful and flexible will
> > take over. In short order, most data in most programs will be XML mapped
> > and therefore directly available to the internet when necessary. The
only
> > things left out of this will be legacy stuff too painful to convert and
> data
> > deliberately concealed from internet access.
> >
> > For those of you who favor ActiveX, MS is using XML and http to
> re-implement
> > DCOM. Of course, being MS, they have already implemented a
> > non-standards compliant driver site for XML interchange and the XML
> > implementation in IE is not fully standards compliant either. Wander why
> > even MS advocates tend to read the fine print on contracts...now you
know.
> >
> > To make a long story short, I recommend strongly that our authors keep
> > XML in mind when providing structures.
> >
> > Everett L.(Rett) Williams
> > rett at gvtc.com
> >
> >