From page 39 of What's New in IDL (from RSI).
http://www.rsinc.com/idl/pdfs/whatsnew_61_manual.pdf
New XML DOM Object Classes
IDL 6.1 supports reading, querying and writing XML files through a DOM
(Document Object Model) interface. XML is eXtensible Markup Language, a
popular storage standard used in sharing data across networks and the
web. Support for reading XML through a SAX (Simple API for XML)
interface was added in IDL 5.6. SAX can be preferable when parsing large
files, while DOM allows complete file browsing and writing capabilities.
For more information on the new IDL object classes that provide access
to an XML document via its document object model (DOM) see IDLffXMLDOM
Classes in the IDL Reference Guide manual.
Since so many astronomers use IDL, this is an important advance. Ed Received on 2004-09-03Z19:13:06