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Re: binary file format

 

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 05:24:41PM +0000, Garth N. Wells wrote:
> 
> 
> Anders Logg wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 08:45:30AM +0100, Martin Sandve Alnæs wrote:
> >> We just discussed that in another thread, and the answer from
> >> everybody is yes please, that would be nice. XML file with metadata +
> >> raw files with arrays is one solution. And of course, there are many
> >> standardized file formats we could support in time for communication
> >> with external tools.
> > 
> > How about sticking everything into the XML file but with some suitable
> > tags:
> >
> 
> I think that this is what Martin is suggesting. VTK has a file format 
> like this (although with binary content it is no longer strictly XML as 
> far as I understand).
> 
> Garth

ok, I thought he meant having the data in a separate file.

-- 
Anders


> >   <dolfin>
> >     <vector size="..." format="binary>
> >       <binary type="..." size="...">stick binary data here</binary>
> >     </vector>
> >   </dolfin>
> > 
> > ?
> > 
> > 
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