Re: [mv] [InterChange] XML

["Rob Zimmerman" <rob@readysite.net>]

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This is fantastic to know. I was permitted way back to use WebMethods XML/-java server/client and was able to do some very neat things, however what I was doing was not what they intended for the product and they were just humoring me I think.

I will want to bring data from elsewhere on the net and serve it up a number of ways including using WAP (Wireless Application Protocol). This is going to be exciting.

What would Alexander Bell think of all this....

Rob

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> Quoting Rob Zimmerman (rob@readysite.net):
> >
> > I am following a few XML software stocks on WallStreet notably Sequoia
> > Software a B2B XML based Portal package and it seems to be a new
> > buzzword in the market. Anyway, I know that sometime ago XML was going
> > to be part of MV4 but ultimately was dropped. Now that MV has taken on a new
> > direction are there any plans for XML to be in future versions of Interchange?
> > I know that others are and I will most likely be using the Interchange engine
> > along with MySql/PostgreSql to power more of my websites not just e-commerce
> > and will be designing more sites to be "wireless enabled" which could utilize
> > XML.
>
> The XML that you mention is used to transmit files between sites, and
> possibly as a function template for defining formats.
>
> Interchange can easily generate XML, in fact if you look in usertag/
> you will find a quick and dirty xml-generator tag.
>
> I intend to have an XML file format importer/exporter for Interchange before too
> long, i.e. you could define:
>
> Database products DELIMITER XML
>
> This would obviously be nice for importing/exporting something like
> the userdb database.
>
> It will also probably be the preferred method for saving site
> layout and configuration.
>
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