XML is an open W3C standard than can be used to capture and contain data.
The problem XML was designed to solve is that of data sharing. It seems
that each one of the countless information systems in use today has a
different mechanism for storing and transmitting data. Because all the
mechanisms are different, a "customer record" (for example) from one system
is not recognized as a customer record on system #2. In other words, data
is not "portable" and cannot be shared among these systems. XML was
targeted at enabling better interchange of data between these disparate
systems.
From
www.topxml.com/xml/LearnXML.asp :
Some of the goals set out for XML by the W3C:
a.. XML shall be straightforwardly usable over the Internet.
b.. XML shall support a wide variety of applications.
c.. It shall be easy to write programs which process XML documents.
d.. XML documents should be human-legible and reasonably clear.
e.. The design of XML shall be formal and concise.
f.. XML documents shall be easy to create.
Go to the bookstore and get a good intro to XML book, spend an hour reading,
and you will have a much better feel for it.
-Dino
Microsoft
"Learner" <wa********@email.com> wrote in message
news:uQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Hi,
Can some one provide me with a summary and a URL which will do the trick
I.e. EXACTLY what is the utilization of XML and HOW does it help as
compared to how (whatever it does) it was done before XML was here.
Thanks---
