discuss: Re: TLDP Tech (a simple database suggestion)
Subject:
Re: TLDP Tech (a simple database suggestion)
From:
Machtelt Garrels ####@####.####
Date:
7 Mar 2005 13:42:22 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0503071342150.31970-100000@cobra.xalasys.com>
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On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, David Horton wrote:
> It would be possible to extract information from this database using XSL
> Transforms and present the results as an HML page (or PDF or text or
> whatever.) While XSL is not the easiest to deal with I believe that
> creating a database with DocBook tags would be easier and quicker to
> implement than SQL and maintaining it would certainly have a lower
> learning curve than using SQL.
David,
Of course, and I also support the suggestion to use XSL for this. But
shouldn't we wait for the translation of that report from the Norwegian
librarian scientists before we do anything on this?
Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems like we will start a lot of double
work here.
Tille.
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