- From: <johnd@derwentbs.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 18:42:43 +0100
- To: www-dom@w3.org
Ray, > johnd@derwentbs.com wrote: > > > Lo all, > > > > Am I correct in assuming that all DOM parsers have the ability to > > output the parsed XML in Canonical XML format? > > > > The reason I ask is that I need to be able to read/write the data > > contained in an XML file. The trouble is that since I am using a 4gl, I > > cannot use c++ etc function calls. So I was hoping to get a DOM parser > > that put everything out in canonical format, which I could then read. > > Did you intend to say "Canonical XML", invoking the Canonical XML > standard, or is the XML standard good enough? I meant I wanted a parser to parse a document and output the result to a text file in a nice format I could read. Since I am writing in a 4gl and cannot use any c or java routines I was hoping something might have already been written for me :) I have read a page on jclark.com about canonical XML and it seemed right up my street. > You should be able to read > and write it in XML format, whether or not it is Canonical XML. Canonical Oooh no, I have nowhere near enough time to write a DOM in my 4gl. > XML can even break things for you in some cases, so it would be important > to understand what you are trying to accomplish beyond reading and writing > the document. EDI. So the documents arent going to be rocket science. John -- Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. -- Frederick Douglass
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