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Opening book format proposal - Computer content

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Monday, 31 January 2011, at 5:45 p.m.

In Response To: Opening book format proposal - Computer content (Marty Storer)

I always had a thing for fixed size structure so that's what i am proposing. The idea is not to have something compact but something easy to use.

A standard format would be great, especially if it catches on. By "easy to use" I assume you mean easy to program for. The advantage of a tagged format such as XML is that it can be extended more easily in the future. And storing numbers as text rather than binary avoids issues such as big endian versus little endian numbers.

Messages In This Thread

• Opening book format proposal - Computer content
  eXtreme Gammon -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 4:19 a.m.
  • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
    Michael Petch -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 6:29 a.m.
    • Xg2 and this file format
      Michael Petch -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 7:10 a.m.
  • Looking at the future
    Michael Petch -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 6:55 a.m.
  • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
    KenB -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 12:49 p.m.
  • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
    Ian Shaw -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 3:00 p.m.
    • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
      Marty Storer -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 3:17 p.m.
      • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
        Tom Keith -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 5:45 p.m.
    • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
      Rich Munitz -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 9:18 p.m.
      • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
        Frank Berger -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 9:52 p.m.
        • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
          Rich Munitz -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 10:50 p.m.
          • obsolescence
            Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 12:50 a.m.
            • obsolescence
              Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 1:19 a.m.
              • obsolescence
                Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 1:59 a.m.
                • Did you know?
                  KenB -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 2:54 a.m.
            • obsolescence
              Frank Berger -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 10:09 p.m.
            • obsolescence
              Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 10:52 p.m.
  • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
    Frank Berger -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 6:30 p.m.
    • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
      Michael Petch -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 10:27 p.m.
  • "Opening Book" format may be too specific
    Michael Petch -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 10:47 p.m.
  • Playing with tagged formats
    Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 4:28 p.m.
    • Playing with tagged formats
      Ian Shaw -- Wednesday, 2 February 2011, at 9:28 a.m.
  • Opening book format proposal - Computer content
    storm -- Friday, 4 February 2011, at 9:12 p.m.