8 Sep
2015
8 Sep
'15
11:01 a.m.
On 8 Sep 2015, at 09:58, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
On 8 Sep 2015, at 09:53, Mark Wickens <mark at wickensonline.co.uk> wrote:
Saying that, I'm happy to convert the .HLP files into JSON for anyone who wants that
:)
On 08/09/15 08:34, Mark Benson wrote:
But these are largely text files with just simple headings, so not sure we need anything
more complex than what goes into the VMS HELP system.
On 08/09/2015 00:57, Sampsa Laine wrote:
json is the friendlier standards based alternative to XML.
Yeah, that should be doable.
Doesn't even need to be a database, just an agreed markup structure and files..
Then just convert them to whatever format you want.
Using flat files makes it less easy to search and query the data, and also potentially
makes the data structure less flexible for future applications, but it is easier to host
and transport. Kind of. But please, no XML. It makes my ears bleed.