At 10:34 AM 1/15/2009 -0600, Ed Leafe wrote: >On Jan 15, 2009, at 10:26 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: ...
> I prefer an attribute-based XML. Not only is is more compact, but > it >more closely parallels the way data is stored in an RDBMS. Your XML >above would be written: > ><?xml version="1.0"?> ><product category="desserts"> ><item sku="Banadess3nz4Zv" price="10.43" inventory="0" vendor="The >Baking Pan">Banana Split</item> ></product> Unfortunately, PHB's don't like the attribute approach. I'm pretty sure it's the "wrapping" effect they get in their "word processor" that puts them off. ;-) -Charlie _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

