Re: Need advice on best format to store raw article content

if you store your data as xml (well-form), most dev/systems should be able to decipher it.

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"Daniel Chance" <zedania_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I am wondering what the best way is to store content that you know


> could be used for other applications in the future or partner web

> sites.  Imagine that you have some articles, all of them have standard

> formatting applied such as bold, italics, and bullets. Nothing complex

> or involving tables, just the most basic formatting. Now, I've

> stripped away as much HTML as possible so that I just have the basic

> tags left and the raw content.  Is this the correct way to do it?

> Also, what's the best way to represent special characters (such as

> m-dash), should I use the HTML code for that? or should I just stick

> with XML or XHTML for everything? There must be some best practices

> out there for this sort of thing.

>

> Here is an example of a chunk of content from an article that is

> stored in a table field, notice the formatting that I have used:

>

> <p>Ask the employee to describe in detail specific examples of times

> when they may have been excluded, ignored or not been given credit for

> their ideas. As you &#034;actively listen&#034; to their description

> of what happened, try to identify the &#034;feelings&#034; that the

> person expresses. Paraphrase what you think you heard and get

> confirmation that your interpretation is correct.</p><p>Be open to

> discovering that your initial thoughts may be wrong. Perhaps the

> person has indeed been ignored without good reason. If this is the

> case, you may need to provide appropriate interventions. However, if

> the issue really is the employee&#039;s lack of interpersonal skills,

> help the employee to see how others may have perceived them using the

> same scenario(s) they have described. For example ask, &#034;How do

> you think others might have perceived the scenario you just

> described?&#034; or &#034;In the scenario you described, is it

> possible that others may have thought...?&#034;</p><p>Because part of

> your job is to develop your employees, be direct and tell the employee

> that his or her interpersonal skills may be hampering his or her

> ability to be heard. Offer to help by providing developmental

> opportunities (e.g., send him or her to training sessions, provide

> personal coaching, identify a mentor, etc.).</p>

>

>

> Is this the right way to go or should I be doing something

> differently?

>

> TIA

> Daniel