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[Harshal Chhaya <hchhaya@epsilon.pair.com>]

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Hi Satish,

I started explaining what XML was but then remembered an excellent
resource that explains it much better. I have copied most of
the following 3 paragraphs from the refereence site: 
http://www.whatis.com

--- From http://www.whatis.com --

XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a flexible way to create common 
information formats and share both the format and the data on the World 
Wide Web, intranets, and elsewhere. For example, computer makers might 
agree on a standard or common way to describe the information about a 
computer product (processor speed, memory size, and so forth) and 
then describe the product information format with XML. Such a standard 
way of describing data would enable a user to send an intelligent 
agent (a program) to each computer maker's Web site, gather data, and 
then make a valid comparison. XML can be used by any individual or 
group of individuals or companies that wants to share information in a 
consistent way. 

Currently a formal recommendation from the World Wide Web Consortium 
(W3C). XML is similar to the language of today's Web pages, HTML. Both 
XML and HTML contain markup symbols to describe the contents of a 
page or file. HTML, however, describes the content of a Web page 
(mainly text and graphic images) only in terms of how it is to be 
displayed and interacted with. For example, a <P> starts a new paragraph. 
XML describes the content in terms of what data is being described. 
For example, a <PHONENUM> could indicate that the data that followed 
it was a phone number. This means that an XML file can be processed 
purely as data by a program or it can be stored with similar data on i
another computer or, like an HTML file, that it can be displayed. 
For example, depending on how the application in the receiving computer 
wanted to handle the phone number, it could be stored, displayed, or dialed. 

XML is "extensible" because, unlike HTML, the markup symbols are 
unlimited and self-defining. XML is actually a simpler and easier-to-use 
subset of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), the standard 
for how to create a document structure. It is expected that HTML and XML 
will be used together in many Web applications. 

--- From http://www.whatis.com --


You can also find additional information at the following places:

The XML home:
http://www.w3.org/XML/

IBM's tutorial:
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/developer/education/xmlintro/xmlintro.html

The XML FAQ:
http://www.ucc.ie/xml/#FAQ-HYPERTEXT

An interesting project to develop Chinese XML (maybe we could use
the same principles to develop <Indian language> XML):
http://xml.ascc.net/

Other good sites:
http://www.xml.com/
http://www.xmlu.com/
http://www.gca.org/whats_xml/default.htm


A lot has been written about XML and you will find more and more
people extolling its virtues in the coming months. It is certainly
very useful in solving data-exchange and data-representation problems
but it is not the solution to all problems. 

I guess this was much more that you wanted to know but I hope
it helps.

Regards,
- 'shal
harshal@mumbai-central.com


According to Kotian, Satish:
> could u any body give me information about " XML"
> how it is advantage..??
> why it is used..?
> I will appreciate if u respond me quickly...!!!
> 
> thank you ......
> Satish Kotian

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