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Why Use XML

Discussion about when and why to use XML. Share XML news and links, or post your personal opinion about XML best practices.

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One request which we have received a number of times is something like, “The Web test playback UI is great for when you are in VS, but I need to share these results with others.  Can I generate a report from the web test result?” In VS 2005 and 2008, the web test result was stored in a trx file which was an XML file.  We did not have a public API for processing the web test results.  In VS 2010, we have made some changes in this area.  First...  
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One request which we have received a number of times is something like, “The Web test playback UI is great for when you are in VS, but I need to share these results with others.  Can I generate a report from the web test result?” In VS 2005 and 2008, the web test result was stored in a trx file which was an XML file.  We did not have a public API for processing the web test results.  In VS 2010, we have made some changes in this area.  First...  
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Jigsaw, has announced additions to their RESTful JSON and XML API as well as a developer program designed to enable developers to query, share, and resell Jigsaw’s community-contributed database of company data and contact information. They came onto the API scene in June 2008 with their declaration of "Data Independence Day", which focused on providing free access to their database of company information (more details at our Jigsaw API...  
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KJ: I just got aware and exited about the URL trigger plugin for FB 7.However I cannot find an XML API reference to posting a comment to an existing discussion board post.Here is what I would like to accomplish:For every case that gets created from a discussion item with "create new case" on the discussion post form (or that has a reference to an discussion board post for that matter), I would like to setup a URL trigger, on the case event...  
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Here's their example oh yeah works fine in JSON but what if I want xml? That's not valid xml, so my xml parser isn't picking it up. Can't have a node starting with a number like that. Why put the value in as one of the node names like that anyway? Wonder if I've done this in my own api work at all? Maybe, to give the option of returning multiple values... Ah good bit.ly/roRyu, and neither should you bit.ly. Our new highchair has been...  
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SYS-CON Media (press release)Linq to XML and Deleting Lists on Feature DeactivationSYS-CON Media (press release)A few months ago, I discussed how to use LINQ to XML to parse your elements.xml file to delete any files that you may have deployed on feature ...  
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Objective Systems, Inc. Announces New XBinder™ 2.0 XML Schema CompilerNewswire Today (press release)XBinder 2.0 is an all-in-one XML data binding solution specifically designed to assist developers in cutting project development costs by effectively ...xbinder 2.0 (Windows)ZDNetall 2 news articles »  
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Applicant Insight Awarded Upgraded HR-XML Certification through HR ...PR Web (press release)Applicant Insight, Inc is pleased to announce an award that signifies Applicant Insight's conformance to upgraded requirements of our existing HR-XML ...and more »  
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HR-XML Consortium Announces Release of 3.0 XML StandardsBusiness Wire (press release)This new version of the HR-XML standards aligns its schemas for human resources interoperability applications with the Open Applications Group ...and more »  
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Bugs and Fixes: File-Sharing Vulnerability Hits VistaPC WorldThis version closes high-priority holes that could allow an attacker to launch attacks via poisoned XML or JavaScript on a Web page; it also includes a ...and more »  
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Technical Business Analyst - XML, Integration Mapping & UMLiT NewsProven experience with XML, Integration Mapping, UML, creating Use Cases and the full SDLC process. Proven experience with different methodologies. eg SDLC, ...  
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Consortium releases comprehensive new version of HR-XMLGCN.comThe third version of a set of Extensible Markup Language-based schemas for human resources tasks has been released this week by the HR-XML ...  
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XML on the wane? Say it isn't so, JackZDNet (blog)With the growing popularity of Rich Internet Applications an enterprise mashups, it's conceivable that we may see less and less XML, Jack speculates. ...  
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