- From: Paul Prescod <papresco@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:41:24 -0500
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
Gavin Nicol wrote: > > >I am suggesting a system where the *client software* (guided by the user) > >can choose what view of the data it needs and ask for only the sections it > >is interested in, using sophisticated, SDQL-like queries. I am not convinced > >that such a system is doable for XML, but I am surprised to hear that some > >people seem to think that it is not even a long term goal. > > Sure. Let's have all servers support DSSSL, anmd then you can > send DSSSL specs to the server (only half joking). > This is not an issue of addressing, or querying, but also > involves transformation. What does transformation have to do with it? Just return me a node list, and a function for getting the node's text, attributes and sub-nodes (preferably as an XML fragment). Paul Prescod
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