Subject: iso-codes: please split date_withdrawn data into subelements
Package: iso-codes
Version: 1.0a-1
Severity: wishlist
Please split the data_withdrawn info into multiple subelements. It would
be very valuable when using the data to load a database and using XSLT
to transform the file into SQL insert statements. With some of the
fields (like data_withdrawn) having internal structure, it somewhat
defeats the purpose of using a structured language like XML. I am
proposing something like the following fragment:
<iso_3166_3_entry
alpha_4_code="MIUM"
alpha_3_code="MID"
numeric_code="488"
names="Midway Islands">
<date_withdrawn>
<year>1986</year>
</date_withdrawn>
</iso_3166_3_entry>
<iso_3166_3_entry
alpha_4_code="AN"
alpha_3_code="ANT"
numeric_code="532"
names="Netherlands Antilles" />
<date_withdrawn>
<year>1993</year>
<month>7</month>
<day>12</day>
</date_withdrawn>
</iso_3166_3_entry>
Please let me know what you think of this idea.
Thanks,
wt
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