[fpc-pascal] Patch: new XML export for FCL-DB ready for inclusion, issue 19790

[Sven Barth]

On 27.07.2011 19:24, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
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> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Sven Barth wrote:
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>> On 27.07.2011 14:05, michael.vancanneyt at wisa.be wrote:
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>>> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Ludo Brands wrote:
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>>>>>> 2. Atom feeds as used by Google.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Feel free to take a shot at it :-)
>>>>> Do you mean the 0.3 format -
>>>>>
>>>> https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Atom_%28standard%29#Atom_0.3
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> AFAIK data exports are all general purpose, ie they represent the
>>>> data, and
>>>> evenually their schema, as precise as possible without any knowledge
>>>> of the
>>>> contents. Atoms are specific and need understanding of the contents.
>>>> Hence
>>>> Reiniers remarks about mapping fields, etc. I understand the
>>>> interest one
>>>> can have being able to export this format but, IMHO, that doesn't
>>>> belong in
>>>> a data export library. Nice try though :-)
>>>
>>> Data is just data to me, however it is represented :-)
>>>
>>> For me, atom feeds are just an 'extra' simple XML mapping:
>>> FieldName -> NodePath Possibly with a grouping concept.
>>>
>>> Still, I will need the Atom export, so eventually it will be made.
>>>
>>> In fact, Inoussa Ouedraogo (hope I spelled that correct) made a complete
>>> SDO
>>> implementation in FPC which should be powerful enough to able to handle
>>> this.
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>> Is this SDO "Service Data Objects" which I quickly googled?
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> It is.
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>> If so, what exactly is it, what are its strengths?
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> A uniform way to access all kinds of data. You can see it as an
> alternative to TDataset and friends.
>
> It's quite powerful, really. Inoussa has made some nice sample
> applications.

Now you've made me curious... where is it available?

Regards,
Sven