XML Matters: Intro to PYX  A line-oriented XML  XML is a fairly
simple format. It uses plain Unicode text rather than binary
encoding, and all the structures are declared with predictable-
looking tags. Nonetheless, there are still enough rules in the
XML grammar that a carefully debugged parser is needed to
process XML documents -- and every parser imposes its own
particular programming style. An alternative is to make XML even
simpler. The open-source PYX format is a purely line-oriented
format for representing XML documents that allows for much
easier processing of XML document contents with common text
tools like grep,sed, awk, wc, and the usual UNIX collection.
David Mertz (mertz@gnosis.cx), Simplifier, Gnosis Software, Inc.
David Mertz David Mertz believes that most XML writers have only
explained APIs; his point is to change them (or at least
circumvent them). David may be reached at mertz@gnosis.cx; his
life pored over at http://gnosis.cx/dW/. Suggestions and
recommendations on this, past, or future,