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Swap Binary for XML and vice versa

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  • 31-12-2005 12:48am
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    damnyanks
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    Anyone any idea on how difficult it would be to transfer a file from binary format to xml.

    Thats of course assuming you have access to the original binary format (if thats even possible :) )


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    Mutant_Fruit
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    About as simple as decoding the binary, and writing it out to a text file (which is all XML is). If you can decode the binary, its simple.


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    The Corinthian
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    Could you be more specific? WBXML? Something else?


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    damnyanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭damnyanks


    The Corinthian wrote:
    Could you be more specific? WBXML? Something else?


    Sorry no specifics yet. Just bouncing idea's off in my head :)


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    rsynnott
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    As long as you have the spec for the binary, it should be quite simple.


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    Hobbes
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    http://www.perfectxml.com/articles/xml/binary.asp

    Although IMHO XML is not the do all end all of data transfer. I'd go with just sending the binary as a binary object. It would go faster.


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    rsynnott
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    Hobbes wrote:
    http://www.perfectxml.com/articles/xml/binary.asp

    Although IMHO XML is not the do all end all of data transfer. I'd go with just sending the binary as a binary object. It would go faster.

    That's just putting the binary in an XML field tho, it's not putting the data in XML. That said, there's nothing wrong with transferring data as binary. And XML, though it has its uses, is a little over-hyped.


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    The Corinthian
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    damnyanks wrote:
    Sorry no specifics yet. Just bouncing idea's off in my head :)
    You're not going to get anything other than the most broad and generic of responses then.


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