Won't it make sense to set an XML standard for log exchanges at the same
time as setting the standard for results reporting. This way there would be
a reference from which developers could begin to work on the tools and
logging programs to migrate from Cabrillo to XML?
Syl
Sylvan Katz - VE5ZX
Saskatoon, SK
>I would love to see xml replace Cabrillo, and also for contest sponsors to
> supply xml specifications for their contests. This would eliminate the
> need
> for country and other multiplier list files, logger authors trying to
> customize scoring and log submission formats for each contest, and a whole
> bunch of other ugly things most people don't see. This would make adding
> new contests to a logging program as easy as downloading the contest
> sponsor's xml file. maybe someday...
>
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
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