>Cabrillo is MUCH easier to parse than either ADIF or XML. Especially
>for Novice programmers -- and for those trying to read the files without
>a computer. (seriously, you can print a Cabrillo file & the printout
>will make sense. You can't say that for a printout of an ADIF or XML
>file.)
I have parsed and visually inspect many XML files. They are just as easy to
visually read as Cabrillo - perhaps even simpler because the physical
location of characters in a field is usually of little concern. Have a look
at any XML file in a browser and you can see how simple it is to read.
> A Cabrillo file can be easily loaded into a spreadsheet for further
> analysis. You can't do that with ADIF or XML. (I suppose you *can*,
> but it's MUCH, MUCH, MUCH harder)
Opening an XML file in Excel 2003 is very simple. Just select the file and
open it. Excel will give you some choices as to how you want the file opened
for inspection and manipulation. The same cannot be said for ADIF or
Cabrillo. For more details see
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA011019641033.aspx
It does take a bit more skill to manipulate an XML file in Excel but
learning is a small price to pay for progress :)
Syl
Sylvan Katz - VE5ZX
Saskatoon, SK
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