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Chapter 8. Converting Flat Files to and from XML

Ohio is the flat place between Hoboken and Malibu.
—John Fleischman

This chapter presents utilities for converting flat files to and from XML documents. A generalized grammar for describing flat file logical organization is discussed and used in the design.

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