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Introducing RaptorXML, A New XML and XBRL Validation And Processing Server
At the XBRL26 Conference in Dublin, Altova unveiled RaptorXML, which it describes as “a ground-breaking new XML and XBRL validation and processing server”.
By Chris CrumRead More
April 26, 2013 -
XML-Based Formats And Microsoft Office
This week, Microsoft launched Office 15 and Office 365 for Windows 8. As Zach Walton writes:
By Chris CrumRead More
February 1, 2013 -
Google Removes Old Office Formats From Google Docs
This week, Google announced through a very short update to its official Google Apps update feed that Google Docs will be dropping export support for older Microsoft Office formats. As of October 1st, Google plans to eliminate the ability for Google Docs users to export their documents in Office 1997-2003 …
By Sean PattersonRead More
October 8, 2012 -
WEBINAR – What’s New in ArcGIS 10.1 Data Interoperability Extension
Time for another Safe Software webinar folks – This one is August 21 and titled “What’s New in ArcGIS 10.1 Data Interoperability Extension“. About the webinar… Discover how core areas have been streamlined, making data transformation easier and more powerful for tasks such as loading databases, doing CAD / GIS …
By Glenn LethamRead More
August 16, 2012 -
MicroXML vs. XML: A New Format Debate
Data serialization formats have many qualities: human-readability, human-writability, verbosity, parser complexity, extensibility, data model simplicity, etc. Because the qualities are interdependent (good luck designing a serialization format that’s as compact and easy to parse as Protocol Buffers and as human-readable as XML), and different use-cases have different requirements, there’s no …
By William BerryRead More
July 6, 2012 -
XML vs Other Formats for Consumers
About two years ago I became enamored with the popular game Minecraft. Back when the game was in alpha development status, long before it released on the Xperia, iPhone, or Xbox. When the developer was just a single guy in his house in Sweden, before the company that is Mojang …
By Dale SmithRead More
June 6, 2012 -
Using XML data with PHP
Using XML to store data is less common now than it used to be, but is still viable as a means for communicating said data for later display. Of all the languages I have used, including Python, C++, and Java, only PHP actually has XML parsing built in. Other languages …
By Dale SmithRead More
May 18, 2012 -
Have You Heard about DATA.GOV?
I recently came across DATA.GOV, which publishes machine-readable data sets produced by various agencies of the United States Government.
By William BerryRead More
April 24, 2012 -
Top Six XML Tutorials
If you’re reading this, chances are you know what XML is. But how well do you know XML? Would you ask XML to be your wingman when you hit the bar? Would you ask XML to be the best man at your wedding? If your answer is yes, you should …
By Trevor BolandRead More
April 3, 2012 -
Using Common Sense With XML
If I had a quarter for every time I’ve had to convert a big bulk of XML formatted data into some other sort of datatype, well then, I’d have a few dollars. However, these far and few between projects have had an exponentially higher return of headaches. I’m glad I’m …
By Michael MarrRead More
March 14, 2012
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