Re: [Modeling-users] Re: Implementing inheritance through vertical mapping

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On Saturday 27 September 2003 14:58, Yannick Gingras wrote:
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> On September 27, 2003 05:37, Mario Ruggier wrote:
> > I see the XML just as an exchange format for a model, if you need
> > to import, generate or export a model definition _programmatically_.
> > IMHO, to develop your XML by hand is silly, as it is ugly, way too
> > verbose, and very obscure and un-expressive -- it is very difficult
> > (for me ;) to visualize a model from its XML definition. So, the XML
> > should only be manipulated by tools -- in which case it does not
> > matter whether properties are flattened or not.
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> As I said some time ago, we use Datadesigner [1] to make our XML model and
> than we pass it to a DOM transformation tool to have a Modeling
> friendly document.

Perhaps you can provide this tool ? add this to the CVS .. this could be 
great. no ? 


Bye Bye