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RE: [xml-dev] On Schemas, Namespaces and Syntax vs. Semantics (long but worth it) :)

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Dare Obasanjo <>
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2002-07-31T14:31:01Z
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RE: [xml-dev] On Schemas, Namespaces and Syntax vs. Semantics (long but worth it) :)
I don't see where in the markup the former semantics are  specified over the latter. Can you help me out with that? 

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Daniel Dui [mailto:] 
	Sent: Wed 7/31/2002 7:08 AM 
	To: xml-dev 
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	Subject: Re: [xml-dev] On Schemas, Namespaces and Syntax vs. Semantics (long but worth it) :)
	
	

	On Sun, 2002-07-28 at 23:17, Tim Bray wrote:
	> ... one of the virtues of descriptive markup a la XML is that you
	> get to choose what semantics you want to apply.
	
	???
	
	That would mean that...
	
	<moneyTransfer>
	  <amount>$1,000,000</amount>
	  <account>daniel_account_number</account>
	  <account>tim_account_number</account>
	</moneyTransfer>
	
	which means "transfer $1,000,000 from daniel_account_number to
	tim_account_number", but I can chose to apply the semantics: "transfer
	$1,000,000 from tim_account_number to daniel_account_number"
	
	-daniel
	
	
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