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A.9 How can XML make SGML simpler and still let you define your own document types?

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To make SGML simpler, XML redefines some of SGML’s internal values and parameters, and removes a large number of the more complex and sometimes less-used features which made it harder to write processing programs (see http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-sgml-xml-971215).
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To make SGML simpler, XML redefines some of SGML's internal values and parameters, and removes a large number of the more complex and sometimes less-used features which made it harder to write processing programs (see http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-sgml-xml-971215).
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Are SGML or XML versions of the MARC 21 formats available?

MARC 21 Frequently Asked Questions (Library of Congress)
The Network Development and MARC Standards Office has developed a framework for working with MARC data in a XML environment. This framework is intended to be flexible and extensible, allowing users to work with MARC data in ways that meet their specific needs. The framework contains many components such as schemas, stylesheets, and software tools developed and maintained by the Library of Congress. Conversion utilities between MARC (ISO 2709) and MARCXML are also available. Please see www.loc.
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A.9 ) Who is Veronica?

The Twenty-First Century Fox FAQ
Veronica Desmond is a vampire bat. Currently employed as a nurse at Moonbase Alpha, she dated Cecil for a while (don't ask). Veronica is one of the earliest repeating characters in the strip, starting with the Ancient Archaeology strip #5. At that time, all characters were roughly the same size (except for Cecil); when Joe Maus came onto the scene, characters started appearing in roughly their natural proportions.
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What is SGML? What is XML? What is a DTD?

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There are many sources of information about these general topics. Robin Cover's SGML/XML Web Page is a great place to start.
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D.4 What else has changed between SGML and XML?

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The principal changes are in what you can do in writing a Document Type Definition (DTD). To simplify the syntax and make it easier to write processing software, a large number of SGML markup declaration options have been suppressed (see the list of omitted features). extra delimiter is permitted in Names (the colon) for use in experiments with namespaces (enabling DTDs to distinguish element source, ownership, or application).
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How do I define types?

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Types are defined in a file called Info.plist, which is managed for you by Xcode. For details on information property lists, see “Storing Document Types Information in the Application's Property List,” as well as Property List Programming Guide for Cocoa. You can define types for your application in the Target inspector in Xcode. The Target inspector provides an editable list of document types, as shown in “Storing Document Types Information in the Application's Property List.
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Do I have to switch from SGML or HTML to XML?

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No, existing SGML and HTML applications software will continue to work with existing files. But as with any enhanced facility, if you want to view or download and use XML files, you will need to add XML-aware software as it becomes available. Authors should also read the Developers' Section, which contains further information about the internals of XML files. No, XML itself does not replace HTML: instead, it provides an alternative which allows you to define your own set of markup elements.
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C.7 If XML is just a subset of SGML, can I use XML files directly with SGML tools?

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Yes, provided you use SGML software which knows about the new WebSGML Adaptations to ISO 8879 (features needed to support XML, such as the special form for EMPTY elements; some aspects of the SGML Declaration such as NAMECASE GENERAL NO; multiple attribute declarations, etc). An alternative is to use an SGML DTD to let you create an SGML file, but one which does not use empty elements; and then remove the DocType Declaration so it becomes a well-formed DTDless XML file.
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What specific XML document types does Conglomerate support?

conglomerate : FAQ
In theory, Conglomerate can load and save any well-formed XML document, but it is much happier if it can find a Display Specification for the document type. The following document types are currently supported: The following document types are unsupported, though we hope to add support in the future (patches welcome!):
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How can we let visitors open a Microsoft Word document?

Mandarin Design: Frequently Asked Questions
Here's the HTML code to open a Word document named example.doc <A href="example.doc" target="_self"> Click Here to open example.doc</A> Copy this code and paste it in your page where you want it to appear. <a href="javascript:history.back(1)">Back</a> <a href="javascript:history.forward(1)"gt;Forward</a> Here's how it will look on your page.
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happy." What could be simpler?

VoyForums: LightingThePath
I'm glad you've moved in okay .... new car, new home (smiles) - that's wonderful! I hope we can meet up one day - it would be good to meet you. It's a shame I never got to see you on Oprah. I was thinking about Dee today and wondering how she is doing and also Carol. There's also Vanda, and Kasia, Lorraine who's getting married soon, ie the quiet ones; and of course Jennifer, Rose, Rosie, Joe, Michael, Mae, and everyone else who reads in. Heya guys! Thinking of you.
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Can I mount an XML document as a filesystem?

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Yes, you can also modify the XML file, add new attributes, elements, rename parts of the internal structure and have it saved back to disk. You'll also find that many of the command line tools will allow such modifications from scripts already.
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So, is your document XML format open?

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I (and I suspect most other readers) DO actually appreciate you taking the time to discuss these formats online. Still, I can understand (and agree with) the reasons which are driving people to be somewhat abrasive in some of the posts. Microsoft has definitively proven that it will do whatever it can to lock its customers in and avoid competing on technical (and now price) merits.
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Is the Docutils document model based on any existing XML models?

Docutils FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
This is a work in progress. If you are reading a local copy, the master copy might be newer. This document uses are relative links; if they don't work, please use the master copy. Please feel free to ask questions and/or provide answers; send email to the Docutils-users mailing list. Project members should feel free to edit the source text file directly.
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Yes, provided you use SGML software which knows about the WebSGML Adaptations to ISO 8879 (features needed to support XML, such as the special form for EMPTY elements; some aspects of the SGML Declaration such as NAMECASE GENERAL NO; multiple attribute token list declarations, etc). alternative is to use an SGML DTD to let you create an SGML file, but one which does not use empty elements; and then remove the DocType Declaration so it becomes a well-formed DTDless XML file.
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If XML is just a 'subset' of SGML, can I use XML files directly with SGML tools?

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Yes, but at the moment there is still a need for tutorials, simple tools, and examples of XML documents. Well-formed XML documents may look very similar to HTML except for some small but important points of syntax. A DTD is usually a file (or several files together) which contain a formal definition of a particular type of document.
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C.2 Do I have to know HTML or SGML before I learn XML?

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No, although it's useful because a lot of XML terminology and practice derives from two decades' experience of SGML. Be aware that ‘knowing HTML’ is not the same as ‘understanding SGML’. Although HTML was written as an SGML application, browsers ignore most of it (which is why so many useful things don't work), so just because something is done a certain way in HTML browsers does not mean it's correct, least of all in XML.
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What is the difference between SGML/XML and C or C++?

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C and C++ (and other languages like Fortran, or Pascal, or Basic, or Java or dozens more) are programming languages with which you specify calculations, actions, and decisions to be carried out:do when @front(@date,6) is equal "01-Apr" print "April Fool!\n" else print @days(@datesub("25-Dec",@date)),\ " shopping days to Christmas\n" done SGML and XML are markup specification languages with which you can design ways of describing information, usually for storage, transmission, or processing by a .
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How do you convert SGML ICSR to XML in to format?

US FDA ESG -- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
These tags are necessary to make the file XML compliant; the DOCTYPE value can contain a link to corresponding DTD.
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