Help with converting flat file information
Hi,
I am currently involved in a design process where a flat file is to be read and further processing be done on it and output generated. It is required that the input format not be changed into xml to maintain backward compatiblity. I proposed that converting the flatfile into dom. This way, if in future it is decided to drop backward compatiblity the processing logic need not be changed.
The contents of the flat file need to be validated for syntax correctness and then process the information. I proposed the use of dtd/schema to validate and then use XSL to produce output files depending on content.
The other appoach is to use class objects to read the information and use the objects for processing, thus not involving DOM, schema or XSL.
What is the best method to convert the flat file into DOM. I have used XSLT to transform XML into another XML but never worked with flat files. Is it possible to use XSL to transform a flat file into DOM? Is it an efficient way to process or is it better to not involve DOM at all and just use objects?
Any help will be appreciated.
Regards,
