Re: [Animl-develop] Application

[Burkhard S. <b.s...@bs...>]

I'm not sure if we need to completely break down the name of the 
generator software into Vendor/Product/Version. Perhaps a "generator" 
attribute would suffice?

<AnIML version="..." generator="Burkhard Inc.'s MyShinyProduct 1.0">
...
</AnIML>

On the other hand, an application could always store this as XML 
comments. If at all needed.

However, perhaps it opens another ugly can of worms: If we introduce a 
systematic mechanism to add generator information, we need a policy 
which software is allowed to leave its marks in the file:

- the software that created the file?
- the software that performed the most recent modification?

What if multiple pieces of software were involved?
I'd like to not open this can of worms too wide. Other thoughts?

Burkhard



dal...@ag... wrote:
> To all:
> 
> AnIML is used primarily as an Archive and interchange mechanism. One 
> item that seems should be there in the core is an Application element or 
> complex type. The string or complex type would describing the generating 
> Application.  The information contained would include manufacturer, 
> program name and revision. ie “Scientific Software; Elite; 3.2”  
> 
>  
> 
> The complex type could have the following elements:
> 
>             Manufacturer
> 
>             Program name
> 
>             Program revision
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Dale.
> 

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