another potential source of useful samples ... and an invitation

I do not have time to follow up on this, but an inquiry this morning on
xsl-list about translating vCard information into XML makes me think of
a potentially useful source of ideas for sample ixml grammars and/or
applications to be added to our collections: Any database of file-format
information will list scores or hundreds of file formats, some of which
will be text-based or mostly text-based and more or less readily
amenable to description with a grammar.

Of course, some work is involved:

  - sifting through a collection of file-format information to find a
    format that seems worth spending time on and potentially interesting
    to people looking into ixml

  - finding samples of that format

  - finding or reverse-engineering a grammar for the format 

  - adjusting the grammar to make it parse the samples and produce
    plausible-looking XML

But when any members of the community group find themselves casting
about for a way to help promote ixml, I think finding useful formats to
describe in the samples/ directory, together with supporting materials,
is a very good use of time.

And if anyone knows a defined format they would like to handle with ixml
and for which they are willing to gather materials, but would like to
collaborate on the development of the grammar itself, then please be in
touch.

Michael

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C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
Black Mesa Technologies LLC
http://blackmesatech.com

Received on Friday, 24 June 2022 14:31:32 UTC