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Just a very general question about XML...

Usually, when an application is built, and the output format of that application is XML and ASCII - does this mean that these outputs are already built into the application? or are they auto generated when the report is needed?

the reason I ask is, I am trying to see if a software application can be modified to put out a specific standard of XML, since the current XML output is not what is required. And to do this, does it take alot of work? or just building a translator is more than enough?

I apologize if I sound ignorant.. but Im not computer programmer :p

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There is a variety of libraries used when building applications for outputting or inputting XML. These depend in implementation from language to language. The XML can be generated from a template or completely generated by the application. XML is very versatile, so if you have access to the source code of the application, you could probably easily change the way the XML is outputted. Otherwise, you could write your own "translator" of sorts to get the kind of output you want.

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There is a variety of libraries used when building applications for outputting or inputting XML. These depend in implementation from language to language. The XML can be generated from a template or completely generated by the application. XML is very versatile, so if you have access to the source code of the application, you could probably easily change the way the XML is outputted. Otherwise, you could write your own "translator" of sorts to get the kind of output you want.

So You can change the output if I can access the source... cool Thank you :)..

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