Laurent Szyster wrote:
>
> Wrong.
>
> XML is a markup meta-language, that is a language to define
> document structure. If we these documents are input or output
> for an application, then the XML DTD are the interface definition.
I don't agree. XML is a markup language. The DTD might be regarded
as a meta-language which defines the XML "language".
Who cares anyway?
> Actually, XML - as a meta-language - provides a lot more feature
> than EDIFACT or X12.
As neither X12 or EDIFACT are markup languages and XML is, such a
comparison is meaningless.
I could say an apple provides more features than a motor car. The
immediate question is "for what?".
--
Ken Steel
ICARIS Services
Brussels and Melbourne
Research results: http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/research/icaris
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