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RE: [xml-dev] The use of XML syntax in XML Query

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To: "'Jonathan Robie'" <jonathan.robie@softwareag.com>,"'David Carlisle'" <davidc@nag.co.uk>
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] The use of XML syntax in XML Query
From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 18:00:46 -0000
Cc: <www-xml-query-comments@w3.org>,<xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
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In-reply-to: <5.1.0.14.0.20020103121102.044afc98@softwareag.com>
Reply-to: <michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com>

> But the XML syntax for element constructors is not at all
> confusing unless
> the query is embedded in an XML document.

It's going to become very confusing when users try to generate something
like

  if (<a>2</a> < <b>3</b>)

using tools that normally expect to output XML!

Mike Kay

References:
- Re: [xml-dev] The use of XML syntax in XML Query
  - From: Jonathan Robie <jonathan.robie@softwareag.com>

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