Re: [tlug] A question about XML

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> Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 10:00:40 +0900
> From: Darren Cook <darren@example.com>
> Subject: Re: [tlug] A question about XML
> To: Tokyo Linux Users Group <tlug@example.com>
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> > Also, which libs do people preffer for dealing with XML?
> 
> Which language will you use? That is where I'd start for both 
> libraries and tutorials. (php|a magazine has run some useful 
> articles if you're using PHP.)
> 
> Do you need to read only, or both read and write?
> 
> If your code only has to write, and the format is not too 
> complex (only a few types of tags, not too much hierarchy 
> (*)) then you can get by with just print statements, and 
> don't need a library, or a DTD, etc.
> 
> Darren
> 
> *: And if you have no hierarchy at all then csv is usually a 
> better choice than XML.


Read and write is needed.  I prefer in this case things related
to C and C++.  The data hierarchy would have a little bit of
Complexity, but should not be nested too much more than three to
five levels deep I do not think.