Bless you all my fellow monks. (Actually I'm not yet qualified to bless anyone but the thought is there). I wish to ask a question that I have touched on in a previous mailing and I've been impressed with the replies. However, this question is a bit more specific. Is there a standard data format for the input of attribute data into an XML data sheet. I am presuming that tables are used. I use one table for each node type (at a given depth) with the columns representing the different attributes and rows representing replicated occurances of the attribute types for a given element type. I use several of these tables to create the basic XML data display with contents in place and I can then add other elements and attributes easily. Am I breaking any conventions here or is it not something that is standardised?

Title edit by tye

In reply to data format for the input of attribute data into an XML data sheet by matth

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