On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 09:29, Mike wrote:
> I believe the best solution would be either ADIF or XML. A plus for ADIF
> is that the fields are already defined.
> XML tags would have to be defined, and agreed on. It would be marginally
> easier to parse.
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.)
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)
Some tweaking of Cabrillo may (or may not) be justified, but IMHO
switching to XML or ADIF would be a very bad idea.
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com
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