Automating the transformation of XML documents

Automating the transformation of XML documents
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自动转换 XML 文档

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10.1145/502932.502946
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2001
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通讯作者：
Elke A. Rundensteiner
Elke A. Rundensteiner
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作者：
Hong Su;Harumi A. Kuno;Elke A. Rundensteiner

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