Lennie, I think this is one plausible approach to what I was suggesting. I'm not big on XML (more hype than its worth), but the translator software does exist, but not the definitions, which will be time consuming to produce - but if it were easy, it would already be done ;<} -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Gorsline Easy Business Software ========================== End of Message ==========================
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pietro F. Maggi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:43 AM Subject: RE: PL/I for Palm: XML/XSL for CW/ PRC-Tools ? > D De Villiers wrote: > > > > > > What do you guys think? Can CW/PRC-Tools compile XML "meta-code" ? I > > unfortunatly have no knowledge of XML/XSL. The goal is to make > > that compiler > > support all new/existing PalmOS API features. The compiler will translate > > PL/I code to PRC-Tools, which afterwards can be compile to a final Palm > > application (*.prc) using the PRC-Tools Builder. > > > > Where can I find more info. (if any!) on XML/XSL and Palm ? > > > > Any comments more than welcome ! > > > > Well, this is not exactly what I've in mind... let me explain a bit. > > Actually, you start writing PL/I code, then you have your "Traslator" that > convert this into C. Than, using PRC-Tools you convert this into Palm binary > code. > > What I'm talking about is that your "Translator" convert PL/I in XML (you > define the DTD (tags) you need). Than an XSLT processor can use different > XSL files to target different C styles, may be different compiler, or even > different platform... > Than you use a C compiler to generate the final binary code. > The C compiler will never see the XML files. > > I hope to have explained it clearly... > > Ciao > Pietro > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
