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Another issue is that [some] coding systems change over time, so you would
want to be able to record the time span for which a code is valid.
Keith
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kay [mailto:michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com]
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 4:48 AM
To: 'Paul Spencer'; xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Representing Code Lists
Neither of these formats extends easily to allow multiple values for a
given code, e.g. a short form and a long form, or an English form and a
Welsh form (to be UK-parochial for once!). Nor do they allow multiple
codes for the same value, e.g. two-letter and three-letter country
codes: though you could decide that those should be in separate tables.
Michael Kay
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Spencer [mailto:ps@boynings.co.uk]
> Sent: 21 November 2002 21:45
> To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: [xml-dev] Representing Code Lists
>
>
> In government work, it is frequently necessary to use
> standard codes. When displaying a document using such codes,
> it would be useful to have a standard format for representing
> any such list. For example:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <ISO5218-1977 xmlns="http://example.com/namespace";>
> <Value Code="1">male</Value>
> <Value Code="2">female</Value>
> <Value Code="9">not specified</Value>
> </ISO5218-1977>
>
> or perhaps:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <List Codelist="ISO5218-1977" xmlns="http://example.com/namespace";>
> <Value Code="1">male</Value>
> <Value Code="2">female</Value>
> <Value Code="9">not specified</Value>
> </List>
>
> I see such lists being made publicly available (subject to
> any IPR issues). I don't know of any attempts to standardise
> such a format. Is there any activity in this direction? If
> not, I shall try to start one through the OASIS e-Government
> TC. In which case, which format is preferred? Or another one?
>
> Regards
>
> Paul Spencer
>
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