Seems of general interest. Are any other e-lib projects taking an
interest in XML?
>
>I am forwarding this announcement from the XML-DEV list. It announces
>an XML parser from Microsoft, provided as an open tool including source.
>This has important and exciting implications for the future of WWW-based
>chemistry as it implies that Microsoft will be a fully compliant open
>supporter
>of XML. I shall be exploring it over the w/e but assume that it will be
>simple to interface it with CML and JUMBO. Assuming that the Microsoft
>browsers
>in the future contain open XML-compliant software (XML-support had already
>been
>announced, but it was not clear whether there would be an API.), it should be
>straightforward to add CML on top. The use of the DOM should
>interoperate directly with CML.
>
> P.
>
>Forwarded message follows:
>
>[...]
>> From: Jean Paoli <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Cc: Istvan Cseri <[log in to unmask]>, Chris Lovett
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Microsoft XML Parser in Java is Available
>> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 20:50:02 -0700
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>> Reply-To: Jean Paoli <[log in to unmask]>
>> Status: R
>>
>> ANNOUNCEMENT: Microsoft XML Parser in Java is Available
>>
>> I am *really* pleased to announce :
>>
>> The XML Parser in Java (MSXML) from Microsoft Corporation is now
>> available for download from:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/standards/xml/xmlparse.htm
>>
>> This is the second piece of XML technology from Microsoft, the first
>> being
>> the Channel Definition Format support in Internet Explorer 4.0.
>>
>> The Microsoft XML Parser is a validating XML parser written in Java.
>> Once parsed, the XML document is exposed as a tree through a simple set
>> of Java methods.
>> We are actively working with the W3C to standardize an XML API
>> (See the W3C overview page for the Document Object Model
>> http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DOM/.
>> The DSSSL/grove Object Model is carefully studied by the DOM group).
>>
>> These methods support reading and/or writing XML structures, such as the
>> Channel Definition Format (CDF) or other text formats based on XML.
>>
>> This version (Alpha 1.0) of the parser implements the W3C working draft
>> of the XML specification dated March 31, 1997
>> (http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xml-961114.html) and will be revised to reflect
>> future W3C changes to the specifications.
>>
>> The following components of the XML spec have not yet been implemented
>> (but will be soon) :
>>
>> * XML-SPACE (for control over white space
>> handling)
>> * XML encoding declaration (<?XML
>> ENCODING='EUC-JIS' ?>)
>> * Conditional sections in the DTD (INCLUDE &
>> IGNORE keywords)
>> * Required Markup Declaration 'RMD'
>>
>> Full source code is provided, royalty free, and will be updated
>> frequently to fix bugs
>> and to reflect future W3C changes to the specifications.(read the
>> Microsoft XML Parser in Java license agreement
>> http://www.microsoft.com/standards/xml/xmllic.htm).
>>
>> Bugs should be sent to Istvan Cseri ([log in to unmask]) or Chris
>> Lovett ([log in to unmask]).
>>
>> Enjoy, and let us make XML a success story!
>>
>> -Jean Paoli
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
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