From 96b9676c49ab52a28c50dda95cf23bf92cd57507 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastian Hammer Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:09:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Work --- doc/profiles.sgml | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/profiles.sgml b/doc/profiles.sgml index 5c8220f..e8cb7c7 100644 --- a/doc/profiles.sgml +++ b/doc/profiles.sgml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
Specifying and Using Application (Database) Profiles <author>Index Data, <tt/info@index.ping.dk/ -<date>$Revision: 1.2 $ +<date>$Revision: 1.3 $ <abstract> YAZ includes a subsystem to manage complex database records, driven by a set of configuration tables that reflect a given profile. @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Multiple database profiles can coexeist in the same server, or even the same database. The record management system is responsible for associating a given record with a specific profile, and processing it accordingly. This document describes the various file formats for data -and configuration files which are understood by the module. +and configuration files which are used by the module. </abstract> <toc> @@ -572,6 +572,26 @@ header of the record. <it>NOTE: This will be described better.</it> +<sect>The Input (Data) File Format + +<p> +The retrieval module is designed to manage data derived from a +variety of different input sources. When used on the client side, the +source format may be GRS-1 ISO2709. On the server side, the source may +be a structured ASCII file, augmented by a set of patterns that +describe the structure of the document. + +What we think of as the native source format - the one that is +guaranteed to provide complete access to the facilities of the module, +is an &dquot;SGML-like&dquot; syntax, based on an inferred DTD, which +is in turn based on the profile information from the various files +mentioned in this document. + +Like SGML, an input record consists of tags and data. The tags are +enclosed by brackets (<...>). As a general rule, each tag should +be matched by a corresponding close tag, identified by the same tag +name preceded by a slash (/). + <sect>License <p> -- 1.7.10.4