Re: XML: The good, the bad, and the ugly

In message <cjsldr$vui$1_at_news.netins.net>, Dawn M. Wolthuis <dwolt_at_tincat-group.comREMOVE> writes

>XML isn't brain surgery, but it is likely to make a significant impact that
>really does advance the state of B2B software

I've used XML in a situation where it did provide real benefits. When the received data failed to validate it got bounced by the machine and never even reached a human. At a stroke that ended most of the arguments about whose job it was to fix malformed data files.

-- 
Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author. Will work for money.