COM: Link to FAQ on Microsofts website about XML 2002-12-10 -- Steve Johnson Newsgroups: comp.lang.clarion I think there are simply too many caveats to using XML to justify reinventing the wheel in 2002. The MSXML parser from Microsoft is incredibly full featured and by using a COM interface to it you get the added benefit of their improvements to it over time. Not to mention the fact that for those who now write ASP code they can communicate back and forth between their ASP pages and Clarion apps via MSXMLHTTP all in one package. Our xmlFUSE product does a lot more than just parsing (although we emphasize examples using DOM, SAX, DTD, etc.) including posting data to web pages, searching Google, and even billing credit cards via Authorize.NET. I recommend people visit: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/xmlsdk/htm/sdk_intro_6g53.asp (Opens in a new browser) to get a real sense of the features of the MSXML parser. That page also contains FAQs on what all of these various technologies are and what they can do for you. Regards Steve Johnson ThinkData Inc. http://www.thinkdata.com Printed November 23, 2024, 4:15 pm This article has been viewed/printed 35412 times. Google search has resulted in 29 hits on this article since January 25, 2004. |