On 27.07.2011 20:48, michael.vancann...@wisa.be wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Sven Barth wrote:
On 27.07.2011 19:24, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Sven Barth wrote:
On 27.07.2011 14:05, michael.vancann...@wisa.be wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Ludo Brands wrote:
2. Atom feeds as used by Google.
Feel free to take a shot at it :-)
Do you mean the 0.3 format -
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Atom_%28standard%29#Atom_0.3
AFAIK data exports are all general purpose, ie they represent the
data, and
evenually their schema, as precise as possible without any knowledge
of the
contents. Atoms are specific and need understanding of the contents.
Hence
Reiniers remarks about mapping fields, etc. I understand the
interest one
can have being able to export this format but, IMHO, that doesn't
belong in
a data export library. Nice try though :-)
Data is just data to me, however it is represented :-)
For me, atom feeds are just an 'extra' simple XML mapping:
FieldName -> NodePath Possibly with a grouping concept.
Still, I will need the Atom export, so eventually it will be made.
In fact, Inoussa Ouedraogo (hope I spelled that correct) made a
complete
SDO
implementation in FPC which should be powerful enough to able to
handle
this.
Is this SDO "Service Data Objects" which I quickly googled?
It is.
If so, what exactly is it, what are its strengths?
A uniform way to access all kinds of data. You can see it as an
alternative to TDataset and friends.
It's quite powerful, really. Inoussa has made some nice sample
applications.
Now you've made me curious... where is it available?
You should ask Inoussa. I don't think he has published it yet.
I have a first version available here, but I'm not sure if I can distribute
it.
Then I'll wait until it's ready. I'll contain my curiosity till then ^^
Regards,
Sven
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