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<blockquote data-quote="Hollywood" data-source="post: 1264028" data-attributes="member: 7408">While, yes, its an extensible markup language in order to communicate, exchange or store data in a flexible format(s).&nbsp; Thats not to say that you should not attempt to have one model or format that is easily exchangable without the need for unecessary formats.&nbsp; The point of having a common format is to cut down on time necessary to use application A with application B's character data.&nbsp; Common format means both can easily use the same data format for the same data.&nbsp; This relieves the burdeon of the developers of applications A and B from needing to do transforms to convert the character data from B for use in A or from A for use in B.&nbsp; These are simple concepts, and these are the reasons that there are plenty of data standards out there.And besides, what you had to say invalidates the need for your d20-exchange, because there is nothing to exchange.&nbsp; Everyone has their own proprietary format that they use and exchange is done by each developer transforming other developer's propietary formats into their own proprietary formats.&nbsp; How archaic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hollywood, post: 1264028, member: 7408"] While, yes, its an extensible markup language in order to communicate, exchange or store data in a flexible format(s). Thats not to say that you should not attempt to have one model or format that is easily exchangable without the need for unecessary formats. The point of having a common format is to cut down on time necessary to use application A with application B's character data. Common format means both can easily use the same data format for the same data. This relieves the burdeon of the developers of applications A and B from needing to do transforms to convert the character data from B for use in A or from A for use in B. These are simple concepts, and these are the reasons that there are plenty of data standards out there. And besides, what you had to say invalidates the need for your d20-exchange, because there is nothing to exchange. Everyone has their own proprietary format that they use and exchange is done by each developer transforming other developer's propietary formats into their own proprietary formats. How archaic. [/QUOTE]

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