Re: Two examples of semi structured data.

mAsterdam <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org> wrote:

>Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>
>> "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.
>
>What is their structure?

     RTFM for each case. As Laconic2 said: "Well, it's clear to me that each of them adheres to some structure...". If nothing else, they are series of octets.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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