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From: Volkert Barr <barr@cs.tu-berlin.de>
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Subject: Re: Use of XML for config files
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 08:48:21 +0200
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Preben Randhol wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:24:12 +0000 (UTC), Georg Bauhaus wrote:
> >       <item>
> >         <setting key="master" value="all"/>
> >         <setting key="scratch-space" value="see"/>
> >       </item>
> 
> Why do you use meta-data through arguments. Why not:
> 
> <setting>
>    <key>master</key>
>    <value>all</value>
> </setting>

Manuello suggested this style

<configuration>
  <section name="Section1">
    <section name="SubSectionA">
      <key name="Key1">Value1</key>
      <key name="Key2">Value2</key>
    </section>
    <key name="KeyX">ValueX</key>
  </section>
</configuration>

If we use XML for config-file data representation, 
i would like to see this style.

Volkert