Re: Why i need use XML with CF

[Thomas Chiverton]

On Saturday 28 Feb 2004 23:48 pm, Gregory Harris wrote:
 The real power behind XML is it's portableness and platform independence.

:nods
We have an XML file that defines all the parameters users neeed to enter into 
our application, and this is used to generate a GUI in both ColdFusion and 
Delphi - it rocks quite a lot, if I do say so myself :-)

 However, if you're building an application in ColdFusion that is strictly
 in house and can do something more efficiently in data transfer without
 XML, why bother?

:nods again
Why use a buzzword just for the sake of it ?

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RE: Why i need use XML with CF

[Gregory Harris]

You wouldn't need to per se.There are alternate methods of transferring
data around that don't require XML.

However XML is a standard for delivering such information that everyone can
figure out, you can send the layout (be it a DTD or XSD format) and the
actual data, and the entity on the other end can read it without a problem.
The real power behind XML is it's portableness and platform independence.
However, if you're building an application in ColdFusion that is strictly in
house and can do something more efficiently in data transfer without XML,
why bother?

-Original Message-
From: Spectrum Web [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 6:28 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Why i need use XML with CF

Hi

please help me. Why i need use XML technology with CF? Any ideas, tips,
real examples will be appreciate.

Thanx in advance
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