Any JDF modules/projects?

hraban has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm looking for a module that handles JDF (Job Definition Format, the "new" XML job ticket format for print and prepress) or for some project working on it.

I couldn't find any open source implementation and none for Perl either.

The specs are rather readable, but really huge - impossible for a single programmer, I fear.

Any hints?

Greetlings, Hraban

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Re: Any JDF modules/projects? by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Apr 26, 2004 at 11:37 UTC
What do you mean by "handle"? Writing a module to handle parsing XML into an object tree is very simple. Take a look at the source code for PDF::Template, specifically the parse_xml() method, for an easy example. ------ We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age. Then there are Damian modules.... sigh* ... that's not about being less-lazy -- that's about being on some really good drugs -- you know, there is no spoon.* - flyingmoose	[reply]
Re: Re: Any JDF modules/projects? by hraban (Initiate) on Apr 26, 2004 at 14:22 UTC
I know it's mostly rather basic XML stuff - looking for special nodes, adding some etc. - and the rest ist networking. But the real problem are the JDF specs, to know where to find or put element X, how to split and rejoin job tickets etc. - the specs PDF is 10 MB, nearly only text! I guess I will soon be "forced" to understand and send at least JMF messages to keep our newspaper workflow running... Greetlings, Hraban	[reply]