xml what?

[ZonemaN]

PSU: Could we expect XML feeds in the future from MyPlanetSide?

this whas one of the questions asked bouy psu too dave G and he basicly said yes but here is my question what the hell is XML...no wait i know it is dynamic html shit i hawe done my share of web pages what i mean is what is this going to give us?. is it that daily stats thingy on my planetside? if it is its cind of whell lame sure it whass cool for like 5 sec but not wery usful. Ore are we gone se other stuf like constant updates on what is going on on the server and detaild stats on you and everyone else not just how many you killed in total an by empire but maybe how many towers you hawe hacked how helpful you are doing you duty as medic ore what not else.?

[Sentrosi]

Originally posted by ZonemaN
Ore are we gone se other stuf like constant updates on what is going on on the server and detaild stats on you and everyone else not just how many you killed in total an by empire but maybe how many towers you hawe hacked how helpful you are doing you duty as medic ore what not else.?


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[ZonemaN]

no i actualy seen longer. But hey i have been up all night and i dont need somone to tell me how to write. I dobt you dont understand what it says so ether dont say anything, ore answer my question.

[Sentrosi]

To answer your question we will be having an XML script here. I think Hamma is working on it right now. You'll have to contact him for more detail.

[mikkyT]

This was one of the questions asked by PSU to Dave G and he basically said yes. But here is my question: what the hell is XML?

No, wait, i know it is, dynamic html shit - I have done my share of web pages. I mean what is this going to give us? Is it that daily stats thingy on my planetside?

If it is its kind of, well lame, sure it was cool for like 5 sec but not very useful. Or are we going to see other stuff like constant updates on what is going on on the server and detailed stats on you and everyone else? Not just how many you killed in total and by empire, but maybe how many towers you have hacked, how helpful you are doing you're duty as medic or what not else?

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Ok, just let me point out that I hope when you did your "fair share of web pages" you actually used some grammar and a spell checker or 5.

[Hamma]

XML is live data, Outfit stats probably. Among other things.

You can pull this live data into a php, or asp script. Hell, even an IRC script if you are feeling dangerous :D Then spit it out in any form you want. You can make it pretty fancy, and do a bunch of stuff with it. Camelot Hearald sticks out in my mind when thinking of XML, they provide allot of data from their servers.

[Squeeky]

Originally posted by Hamma
XML is live data, Outfit stats probably. Among other things.

You can pull this live data into a php, or asp script. Hell, even an IRC script if you are feeling dangerous :D Then spit it out in any form you want. You can make it pretty fancy, and do a bunch of stuff with it. Camelot Hearald sticks out in my mind when thinking of XML, they provide allot of data from their servers.
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[ZonemaN]

oh thanks for the answer. and to the rest of you exuce me if i wherent born with the english langue up my ass.!!! i am from Norway.

[Hamma]

I have no idea what squeeky is getting at with his post.

[BeerJedi]

that makes two of us.

question to u hamma, if i wanted to take that XML and use it for my own pages, like the server status u've got, where do i get it?

[Squeeky]

Originally posted by Hamma
I have no idea what squeeky is getting at with his post.

Was an attempt at "D-I-E" but the E url is dead :(

[CyberHawke]

Layman's Definition:
XML (the eXtensible Markup Language) is a markup language, as is HTML, but XML contains no formatting data (like links, colors, font styles). It's primary function is for data transport in a structured and object-oriented format.

Significance:
SOE can make game data (outfit/character info, world status, etc.) available to the public who may then, in turn, convert it to a pretty format, or insert it into a database, or a myriad of other applications. One useful example is that an outfit roster, complete with points, rank, certifications, et cetera, could be extracted from this data and displayed on an oufit's web page with little to no effort.

-- CyberHawke
PlanetSide OpCenter (http://opcenter.cyberhawke.com/main.php)

[Stalker Threads]

ive seen the XML nicking data from game/databases etc work well on other fan boards (the fairly decent ebportal.com being a good example) and yup... cant wait to see it in operation. Should be very good.