- From: David RR Webber <Gnosis_@compuserve.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 03:11:52 -0400
- To: "INTERNET:w3c-xml-schema-ig@w3.org" <w3c-xml-schema-ig@w3.org>
- Cc: ht@cogsci.ed.ac.uk, "'C. M. Sperberg-McQueen'" <cmsmcq@acm.org>, fallside@us.ibm.com, www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org, mpeg7-ddl <mpeg7-ddl@darmstadt.gmd.de>, X3D Contributors <x3d-contributors@web3d.org>, Jane Hunter <jane@dstc.edu.au>, Robert Miller <Robert.Miller@gxs.ge.com>, Joe D Willliams <JOEDWIL@earthlink.net>, Frank Olken <olken@lbl.gov>, Don Brutzman <brutzman@nps.navy.mil>
Message text written by INTERNET:w3c-xml-schema-ig@w3.org > Wasn't this whole compression issue beaten into the ground in 1997? <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Here's the answer from 20 years ago - called EDI. You want compression you do this: <array-coming-at-you> 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 </array-coming-at-you> This technique is also apply demonstrated by PIDX Oil Well Drilling data in both XML and SVG. (lots of great examples from PIDX and POSX web sites). The whole point of XML is to impart semantic information. Its redundant in analog-2-digital applications like this where you have just great gobs of raw numbers, best left as CSV. Please - W3C Schema is a tool - use it sensibly and you will get good results - use it for what its not designed and it will hurt you. DW.
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