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Subject:XML and efficiency From:lyndsey -dot- amott -at- docsymmetry -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:19:48 -0500
According to France's XML survey, all respondants were more efficient
because of XML.
A potential client creates sw for a rapidly growing customer base. They
customize their doc for each customer, which requires tons of conditional
text, and my guess is that this will soon become unwieldy. They currently
use FM and RoboHelp. Would XML improve their efficiency? Why? How?
I have read through the archives and the recommended articles, and I
understand the basics of how XML works (tags, structure, etc.), but I don't
understand why or how XML improves efficiency. I just don't understand the
advantages of using XML.
Thanks for any clarification!
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Lyndsey Amott
www.docsymmetry.com
Winnipeg, MB R3G 2J3
