Question Has anyone developed a program that converts current log format to XML? I am trying to develop at MySQL database and would like to work in XML Lee Buller K0WA -- The world's top contesters b
Has anyone developed a program that converts current log format to XML? I am trying to develop at MySQL database and would like to work in XML What benefit would XML give you? Cabrillo already deline
xml would be my preference for all log data. it has the advantages of being a world wide supported data transfer method. it has built in parsing, searching, import/export and all sorts of other tools
xml would be my preference for all log data. it has the advantages of being a world wide supported data transfer method. it has built in parsing, searching, import/export and all sorts of other tools
I am in complete agreement with David. In addition to the excellent points he makes there is another advantage to having logs in XML. Anyone can add new data to an XML log at any time without dilutin
I've already done this for my homebrew general QSO logger. Of course, it's a lot easier to write an ADIF export routine than it is to do ADIF import! (I have, however, successfully done ADIF import t
For a general discussion about XML and relational databases http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/06/20/databases.html See for MS Access specific details http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/l
XML was considered when the Cabrillo format was being conceived, but was considered by ARRL as being too difficult for the average ham do-it-yourself software developer to handle. It also has the dis
Cabrillo is the The motivation is that there is something better out there that could solve some of the problems with cabrillo. With one standard template defined all logs for all contests and award
Randy Any modern browser - IE6 for example - can be used to open a XML file and scan an XML file by eye. It even has neat features like being able to collapse/expand parts of the XML tree. I use IE t
That's only true if the XML file has the appropriate style sheet attached or associated. Otherwise one ends up with a nearly unreadable list of terms. 73, ... Joe, K4IK -- The world's top contesters
Joe, Modern browsers can view 'any' XML document - even if a style sheet is not associated with it. It would be no more difficult to view a raw XML log than it would be to examine a Cabrillo log in,