On Tue, 22 May, Derek Harding wrote:
On Tuesday 22 May 2001 9:14 am, you wrote:
Yes - it's already in this country, see http://www.dfee.gov.uk/ims/cbds.shtml and I hope we will be using this sort of format soon.
Hmmm. Not a particularly good start - much of the documentation (even the FAQs) for this appear to be provided in proprietory document formats!
From their site there is a feedback option which I returned to them saying just what I thought about proprietry formats. Perhaps something to ask
And there was me thinking PDF was on the way to being a "universal" format. Proprietary of course... but at least not MS. Do we need yet another standard?? I only ask 'cos I don't know the pros & cons of XML. those
fellows on the hustings in the coming weeks!
I look forward to informed, high quality answers! :-) Gary -- G M Locock, Network Manager Bablake Junior School, Coundon Road, Coventry, UK, CV1 4AU Tel: (+44) 24 7663 4052; Fax: (+44) 24 7663 3290 Web: http://www.bablakejs.co.uk Email: gml@bablakejs.co.uk