Paul, et al -- ...and then Paul Tremblay said... % % On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 12:07:05PM -0400, Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan wrote: % ... % > "munge". FOLDOC[1] says "a derogatory term meaning to imperfectly % > transform data", but I don't think it's such a bad term. % > % > For me, munge just means using whatever means necessary to "massage" data % > from one format to another -- that might mean extracting stuff, changing ... % % Would you make a distinction between parsing and munging? For example, % if you wrote a script to convert Word RTF to XML, is that parsing or is % that still munging?
Anything that converts from MS-* is miracle-working. Anything that converts to MS-* is destroying. Simple ;-) % % Paul HAND :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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