From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a26758eec3c2e1ad X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-03 10:42:30 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!skynet.be!skynet.be!proxad.net!proxad.net!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: Pascal Obry Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Use of XML for config files Date: 03 Jun 2002 19:42:28 +0200 Organization: Home - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: avelizy-103-1-3-143.abo.wanadoo.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: wanadoo.fr 1023126149 1356 217.128.47.143 (3 Jun 2002 17:42:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Jun 2002 17:42:29 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2.90 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25267 Date: 2002-06-03T17:42:29+00:00 List-Id: Mike and Lynn Card writes: > Hello CLA- > > I thought I would mention that some of our programs at Lockheed-Martin > have begun using XML for configuration files. It really is handy because > you don't have to write your own token-paring code, and I would expect > it to eventually become standard practice. I second that and think that a configuration file, designed today, not based on XML would be a mistake. Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination" --| --| gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key C1082595