what is .xml?

[speedfeet]

Does .xml have anything to do with whether or not I can add music files to my
website?

 

[Murray]

No.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

And in answer to the question in the title, ".xml" is the extension for an
XML file. "XML" stands for Extensible Markup Language, and is what it says
it is. XML is a perfectly extensible markup language which can be extended
to represent any kind of data, including binary, in a non-proprietary text
format that is universally recognized and cross-platform-compatible.

XML is similar in syntax to HTML (both are derived from SGML - Standard
Generalized Markup Language). The biggest difference is that in order for
HTML to be extended (add functionality), it must be changed. It's
definitions must be added to, thereby changing the standard. XML is
self-defining, and thererfore, the standard doesn't need to be changed to
extend it.

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[Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage]

and if anyone would like to "play" with some working xml:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmlnuke
is an ok place to start. ;-)

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[Jim Carlock]

An excellent tutorial on XML, HTML, CSS etc can be found at
http://www.w3schools.com/.

Specifically...
For XML go here: http://www.w3schools.com/xml/
For HTML: http://www.w3schools.com/html/
For CSS: http://www.w3schools.com/css/

XML is pretty much a self-defining language used to create a
very much readable database.

HTML is the language used to write and construct the
webpages you see inside any browser (the client-side app
that reads HTML).

CSS is a style language, used to change the style of the
markup tags, ie <p>, <td>, <a>, <ol>, <ul>, <table>,
et al. You use CSS to create a uniform website, where
all pages have the same background colors, same text
color, same table borders, etc.

If you are into beauty, check out http://www.csszengarden.com.

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and if anyone would like to "play" with some working xml:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmlnuke
is an ok place to start. ;-)

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