Microsoft XML Parser Conformance
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Description: David Brownell tests the Microsoft XML parser, as bundled with Internet Explorer 5, for XML 1. (XML.com)
(November 17, 1999)
O'Reilly - www.XML.com: Microsoft XML Parser Conformance Microsoft XML Parser Conformance Last September, David Brownell conducted a review of XML parsers for XML.com, testing them for conformance to the XML 1.0 specification. In this follow-up article, he tests Microsoft's MSXML.DLL parser, as found in Internet Explorer 5. Unlike previously tested parsers, the Microsoft parser does not provide a SAX interface, used in the testing procedure. As a result of collaboration with Microsoft, the author constructed a Javascript DOM-based test harness. The results of the tests gave the Microsoft parser a "pretty good" rating—in the top 25% for conformance. They did however reveal a serious flaw with DTD handling and validation, for which Brownell presents a workaround.
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| Page title: | XML.com |
| Keywords: | O'Reilly - www.XML.com,O'Reilly Network,oreillynet,oreillynet.com,O'Reilly,OREILLY,Tools, Programming,Programming,David Brownell,MSXML,Conformance |
| Description: | David Brownell tests the Microsoft XML parser, as bundled with Internet Explorer 5, for XML 1.0 conformance. He finds the parser to perform well generally, but uncovers a flaw with validation and DTDs. |
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