[Ham-Computers] What is *.xml?

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No and No, although an Excel document can be saved in .xml "format"

What is XML?
XML is a markup language for documents containing structured information.
Structured information contains both content (words, pictures, etc.) and some indication of what role that content plays (for example, content in a section heading has a different meaning from content in a footnote, which means something different than content in a figure caption or content in a database table, etc.). Almost all documents have some structure.
A markup language is a mechanism to identify structures in a document. The XML specification defines a standard way to add markup to documents.

See:
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/98/10/guide0.html?page=2#AEN58

or

http://www.w3.org/XML/


----- Original Message ----
From: N9RSU <n9rsu at n9rsu.com>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:05:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] What is *.xml?


They are probably Temp MS Excel documents.  
.xml are documents used by MS Excel program. 

Leroy   N9RSU 

-----Original Message-----
From: jandlmiller at bellsouth.net [mailto:jandlmiller at bellsouth.net] 
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 12:34
To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Ham-Computers] What is *.xml?

On my XP-Home In C:\Documents and Settings\(my user id)\UserData are these
four folders:   CJIXMFM9, GZ85078, IZS9MB4V, and KL57U5MF.

In some of these four folders are one or more .xlm files that have the
appearance of having something to do with a Windows update.

These questions:
1. Does anyone know of a site where I can find out what purpose an .xml file
serves?
2. Does anyone know what these cryptic folder names mean?
3. Is it safe to delete an .xml file from these locations?

John W0IKT


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