Uniface is built on the "3 schema architecture", and
you build applications around them. Now that many other business
tools are using this same approach, the worldwide development community
has defined a standard for how this should be represented. It is
called XML.
XML is a markup language that is standardised by the World Wide
Web Consortium. Whilst it is very flexible, and allows you to develop
your won markup language, it is best to use a defined one, like
the XML-DATA specification that the UD7/XML-DATA driver uses.
This allows any data stored by Uniface using the UD7/XML-DATA driver
to be displayed and formatted by Microsoft Internet Explorer 5,
DocZilla and XML enabled browsers.
XML-DATA will eventually replace undefined formats like CSV (Comma
separated files), because it is self descriptive. The file contains
all of the 'meta information' to descibe itself.
What no other solution offers
All of March Hares text drivers offer the same unprecedented levels
of support for the Uniface driver standard, including:
- Full supoprt for retrieve profiles
- Read / Write support
- Lock support (whole file)
- Optional Key checking.
- Allows all data types
- Definable packing codes for Date, Boolean, Time etc.
Straight out of the box, files that you write using the UD7/XML-DATA
driver can be read using IE5. For every XML file produced, 2 x HTML
files, and an XML schema are produced automatically to give you
a quick start into using XML..
The UD7/XML-DATA driver comes complete with detailed setup instructions.
Download the free trial version here,
or go to our Prices and Ordering
page for more details on how to purchase it and annual maintenance
and support charges.
March Hare also provide a complete range of consultancy services
to assist you in implementing your Uniface and XML solutions. Please
visit our consultants page for more information.
- UD7/XML-DATA driver is available for all Uniface supported
platforms
