Yes, outputting XML style text IS trivial. Knowing what all to put there is an issue I should be able to resolve by exporting something from SubSurface. Whether there are tools, style sheets or anything to assist with converting my data to that form is a bigger question. On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 7:27 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: > XML is trivial stuff (to a point). > If you can output text, you can output XML. > How do you need to output the XML to make it usable for your next input is > a different story. > ET > > > Dazed_75 writes: > >> Thanks for the offer. We could also just chat sometime. >> Looks like I will need to take my existing data which is in one or more >> data files and output it in some form of XML which I know next to nothing >> about. I'll be looking for tools and/or tutorial type stuff on that. >> >> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 5:10 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < >> kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: >> >>> I'll be glad to give you a hand when/if the time comes. >>> Gotta get my scuba cert too... >>> ET >>> >>> Dazed_75 writes: >>> >>>> As I said, I was looking over some old C code from my DOS/Windows time >>>> about 25 years ago. I finally found most of what I needed so the main >>>> .h >>>> include file will compile without error. It was not as bad as I had >>>> thought. The biggest thing that was confusing me was the plethora of >>>> include files and architecture variations I did not have to deal with >>>> back >>>> then. Trying to find where something is typedef'd today is a lot more >>>> complex. >>>> Nevertheless, if I continue this project I may be asking for some >>>> assistance from time to time. >>>> Basically, I wrote a scuba diving "log" program called "Dive-In" back >>>> around 1988 for the same reasons Linus Torvalds did in the last few >>>> years. >>>> Mine was better than SubSurface in a several ways and SubSurface is >>>> better >>>> than Dive-In in a number of ways. I still use Dive-In and have around >>>> 780 >>>> dives in it, but I have to run it in DosBox or WINE and that causes some >>>> issues for me. I'd like to export the data to a format that SubSurface >>>> can >>>> import and that is essentially the project. >>>> -- >>>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >>>> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to >>>> multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses >>>> from a forwarded message body before clicking Send. >>>> >>> ------------------------------****--------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.****org< >>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.org > >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to >> multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses >> from a forwarded message body before clicking Send. >> > ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses from a forwarded message body before clicking Send.