Re: Standard Address Book?

Jim Lucas wrote: >> Is there any kind of standard >> for a PHP/SQL/XML addressbook? >> > Are you asking if there is any type of standard for building an address > book in general? > > That you are using PHP/SQL/XML is your preference. > > With a few clicks from Google, I found these: > http://groupware.openoffice.org/ab_schema/index.html > http://developer.apple.com/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SyncServicesSchemaRef/Articles/Contacts.html Thanks, those are useful suggestions. As is probably clear, I was thinking of setting up an address book for my own use, using a PHP/XML format, and I just wondered if there was any kind of agreed standard in this area. vCards and Jabber seem to be alternative approaches; but as far as I can see no format has won general approval, which I find rather surprising. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland