Re: [office-formula] Data types

[Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net>]

Eike,

Eike Rathke wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> On Monday, 2010-01-18 15:29:48 -0500, Patrick Durusau wrote:
>
>   
>> For the agenda tomorrow, can the data types in chapter 3 be on the agenda?
>>
>> Question: For datatypes defined in XML Schema part 2, is the a reason we  
>> can't use that as a reference?
>>     
>
> As I mentioned in my previous mail in the reply to the document upload,
> we (you and me and Michael and David, IIRC) discussed that some months
> ago. There are differences between the XML datatypes and the types we
> define. OpenFormula also does not define an XML model, I don't see
> a reason why we should reference XML datatypes if those types are not
> identical.
>
>   
Do you mean like conflating integer and floating data types for number?

I am not sure that is a good idea even if it is true that we are 
defining a data type that XML Schema does not have.

Hope you are having a great day!

Patrick
>   Eike
>
>   

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Patrick Durusau
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