Re: Two examples of semi structured data.

From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_mail.ocis.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 09:12:07 -0700
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"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote:

>I'd like to revive the discussion of semi structured data that was held a
>few months ago. This time, I'd like to use two examples of "semi
>structured" data as a starting place.
>
>The two examples are the MS Windows Registry, and cookies.
>
>Why do I call them semi-structured? Well, it's clear to me that each of
>them adheres to some structure that is a little more rigid than "plain
>text". It's also clear to me that control over coherence of the content is
>not unified.

     They are structured. They are not as structured as you would like.

[snip]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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Received on Fri Aug 20 2004 - 18:12:07 CEST

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