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Subject: Re: A standard package for config files is needed
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"Preben Randhol" <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 29 May 2002 12:57:23 GMT, SteveD wrote:
> ><config
> > left="30"
> > right="50"
> > up="20"
> > down="60"
> > />
>
> Not a very nice XML I might say. Besides this is far to simple.

Wait a minute.  I thought you were looking for a simple way handling program
configurations.  Now you think XML is too simple?

IMHO one of the nice things about XML is you can make it as simple or as
complex as you want.  If you want to have a configuration file that is a
simple set of name value pairs, XML fits.  If you want to have a
configuration file that describes trees of data, XML fits.  If you want to
have the parser validate the XML using a DTD so your code doesn't have to,
XML fits.

SteveD

>
> Preben