Thanks for the information, it was useful. --- "Atkinson, Robert" <ratkinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sudhaker, > if I can add my thoughts also. > > In simple terms, XML is the same as HTML, but you > can say what the tags are. > You don't have to be limited to <input>, <table>, > <title>, etc, etc. You can > use any tags that you want. > > For instance, say you wanted to describe your pets. > The XML might look > something like this :- > > <pets> > <animal> > <cat gender="male" color="black"> > <name>My name is Fido</name> > <breed>persian</breed> > </cat> > </animal> > <animal> > <dog gender="female" color="white"> > <name>My name is Pixy</name> > <breed>poodle</breed> > </dog> > </animal> > <pets> > > As you can see, the information is structured, and > contains attributes that > give additional information. > > Of course, having the information available is no > good if you don't > understand what it all means. So, you create a DTD > (Document Type > Definition). This tells the reader of the document > what each of the elements > (nodes) and attributes are, and what values can be > held in them. > > XML is better than CSV or flat text, because it is > much more flexible. You > don't have to have 20 columns of data, with every > column filled in. If you > want a 'color' attribute, you can - you are not > always force into giving all > the data. > > I hope this helps explain why XML is so useful if > trying to communicate > between two computer systems. > > Robert. > > -----Original Message----- > From: php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Sudhakar > Sent: 03 November 2007 07:28 > To: php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Question about XML > > I am new to xml. After creating an xml file if i > open the xml file in > the browser, the code is displayed. > > my question is where does the functionality of xml > come in, for > example in case of php,asp,jsp they are server side > scripts which > processes details that are entered in a form. Does > xml have the same > functionality or is it different. > > please advice the > > 1. functionality of using an xml document. > 2. how to execute the xml document in the browser > 3. do i need to install any xml software to execute > xml documents. > > Thanks. > > > > PHP Data object relational mapping generator > http://www.metastorage.net/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
