Joel
For Windows you really can't beat the old ini file format
For Linux gnome have a new Config file Library that is worth a look
HTH
Neven
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From: Joel van Velden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 9:39 PM
Subject: [DUG]: XML Parser
> Thanks to both Neven and Max for your replies.
>
> > Either you use the MS XML library via the COM wrappers, or you use the
> > 100% Delphi OpenSource library at http://www.philo.de/xml/.
>
> I finally managed to 'install' it, and seems to work fine with the
examples
> provided, and those by Mr Calvert :
>
> > The best place to start is with the very good articles by Charlie
Calvert
> at
> >
>
http://homepages.borland.com/ccalvert/TechPapers/Delphi/XMLSimple/XMLSimple.
> html and
> >
>
http://homepages.borland.com/ccalvert/TechPapers/Delphi/XMLBrowse/index.htm
> > which have examples, source code and some discussion on MS XML versus
> > OpenXML.
>
> > You actually don't need an XML 'Parser' to use XML. There is some
> confusion
> > over the term parser in regard to XML - It should mean validating an
XML
> doc
> > against a DTD (Doc type Def)
> > Which is probably what you are refering to.
>
> By 'parser' I meant something that would be an 'interface'. That I would
> reference, and it would go and do the hard work. I guess that's what
> OpenXML is supposed to do, as well as syntax checking.
>
> Is XML a little over hyped? I can't see it taking over the world. All I
> intend to use it for is program configuration files, without using
windows'
> registry. (Go Kylix)
>
> Thanks.
> Joel van Velden
>
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