MONARCH as XML translator

[sigh_ber]

Hi, all.
Monarch is so good at disassembling printed documents, you can use it to translate a document into XML. Find the atomic units, apply your tag with concatenation, go up a level, do the same... and so on. The result is an orderly, easy to follow blueprint for the new document.

[Nick Osdale-Popa]

Your absolutely right. I've been using this for the past 3 months with the Money and Quicken files that First USA (Credit Card company) uses for their file downloads. The files are in fact in XML format and I use Monarch to present the data so that "any" program can use them. Glad you pointed this out. ;)

[Mike Urbonas]

Hi guys, you are both right in that XML is, at the end of the day, text with tags. Monarch can work with any text output.

Using the approach Mr. "sigh_ber" ;) describes, you can definitely create simple, "well-formed" XML.

As far as translating text to XML, if you want to create "Valid" XML - that is, XML that is "well formed" AND the results have been validated against data definitions as defined in a DTD or XDR Schema, our VorteXML product will do the job, well beyond Monarch's existing capabilities. Plus, VorteXML will allow you to associate a stylesheet that you created (XSL) with your valid XML, to then publish formatted final output for the web.

I am glad Monarch has been helpful for you here...and for any XML "heavy lifting," do give VorteXML a try, you can download a free 30 day eval at http://www.datawatch.com/products/vortexml.htm and click on the VorteXML version 2 Test Drive.

Mike