newbee: using XML to define how to enter data?

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fkater

Hi,

we need to enter lots of data which are basicly descriptions of pc
hardware configuration like this:

Mainboard:
vendor=...
#of PCI slots=3
slot 1
graphic adapter
vendor=...
slot 2
...
...

What I understand from XML & Co. is that an XML admin could define
valid data structures (like: every mainboard must have RAM, but the
number of RAM modules may be >1 etc.) with an XML editor.

My question is: if there is an editor for the user to enter data (like
into fields of a database) who does not know anything about XML. This
editor should on the one hand take the admin's definitions of valid
data from the XML structure, and on the other hand allow the user to
enter data *only* the way it was defined before.

So, I think we don't simply need an XML editor. Also, it would not be
enough to let the user enter data freely in a text editor and *later*
parse it against errors -- the editor should visually show to the user
what data is required, what is optional etc.

Felix
 

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