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Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a foundation for processing
metdata; it provides interoperability between applications that exchange
machine-understandable information on the Web. It can be used in a variety
of areas including resource discovery for search engines, cataloging for
describing contents, content rating, and so on. The goal is to provide
a mechanism to describe resources and their properties in a domain-independent
way. RDF uses XML (eXtensible Markup Language) as its encoding syntax.
RDF for XML is an RDF processor written in Java for building, querying,
and manipulating RDF structures and reading and writing them in XML forms.
The current implementation conforms to the working draft dated 02/16/98
of the RDF Syntax and Model working group of the W3C.
- Where is the RDF for XML FAQ?
There is currently no FAQ available for this technology. Please
refer to our Discussion Forum on alphaWorks for questions
and answers about RDF for XML.
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Installation Procedures
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RDF for XML Requirements
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| Computer |
Computer: 486 or greater |
| Platform |
Platform : Any Java 1.1 (or greater)-enabled platform |
| Java Tool |
Java 1.1 |
| XML processor |
IBM XML Parser in Java parser |
| Browser |
JAVA and Swing compliant Web Browser |
RDF for XML installation Procedures
- Unzip the distribution package, datacraft.zip into a directory. You will mainly see the following files:
- - rdf.jar
- The RDF package
- - editor.jar
- The RDF editor and tree viewer
- - examples.zip
- Some RDF example files
- - doc.jar
- Javadoc for the package
- Add rdf.jar to the classpath and you are ready to go. Make sure you have the right
version of XML Parser for Java (1.1.4+)
- Run these examples. (For the RDFTest2 sample, XML files are available.) RDFTest1 builds RDF structures in memory and produces XML files. RDFTest2 reads in RDF-encoded XML files and writes them out.
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