[CLUE-Tech] [Fwd: [discuss] XML files sizes in SO5.2,OOo,OfficeXP]

[Kevin Cullis]

Hey all,

Thought you'd like to know some data concerning Windows/Linux stuff.

Kevin

Bill Roth wrote:
> 
> So I've been doing some research on XML files sizes. I took some of the census
> date from:
> 
> http://www2.census.gov/census_2000/datasets/redistricting_file--pl_94-171/
> 
> and converted it into StarOffice format. The files are large, 32000 rows each.
> Here are the files sizes:
> 
> New York data set:
> SDC (SO 5.2 fmt): 3642k
> XLS (Windows 97/2000 fmt): 6231K
> SXC (OOo format): 42176k
> XML (Office XP Beta format): 17,066K
> 
> Wisconsin data set
> SDC: 3582k
> XLS: 6113k
> SXC: 43001k
> XML: 17,272k
> 
> The files are available at:
> 
> http://www.openoffice.org/source/browse/xml/www/TEST-FILES/
> 
> I have also added more complex spreadsheets to the test-files directory, ie
> the monthly series from the SO demo.
> 
> br
> 
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