Re: Proprietary format

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Posted by 100341.2151
2005-11-12 14:23:54

Neville -

I can see the rationale and value of XML for programs that collect and store web pages and extracts, and other people have discussed the possibilities of using XML as a format for outlining programs.

I don’t know enough about it to know how precisely XML would be utilized in the design of freeform databases like Zoot. Obviously, it could be used as an additional method of exporting data (often proposed by users). As has been suggested by others on the Zoot forum, it could also provide an alternative way of solving the current problem of Zoot’s lack of a decent editor (an RTF editor being the more conventional solution), once Zoot moves to 32-bit. This would give Zoot proper formatting abilities and the possibility of outlining in item texts.

As for enabling direct access to Zoot’s data without exporting it, this would entail substituting XML for the current *.zot database file format. Is that what you have in mind? If so, how feasible would that be?

Derek

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