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Originally Posted by JJMartin
So this data is not in .csv format?
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No.
The data is contained in multiple XML, extended markup language, files. XML is just a way of formatting data for machine interpretation. Below is a partial snapshot from one of the races. Many text editors can read and structure the data on a screen for human readability. For quick scanning and verifying my machine reading of the file, I use Notepad++ which is a free text editor. As shown in the snapshot, each attribute, node, is enclosed by a beginning and ending tag.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<EntryRaceCard xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://ifd.equibase.com/schema/simulcast.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Race>
<RaceNumber>1</RaceNumber>
<DayEvening>D</DayEvening>
<BreedType>
<Value>TB</Value>
<Description/>
</BreedType>
<Course>
<CourseType>
<Value>D</Value>
<Description>Dirt</Description>
</CourseType>
<Surface>
<Value>D</Value>
<Description/>
</Surface>
</Course>
<Distance>
<DistanceId>600</DistanceId>
<DistanceUnit>
<Value>F</Value>
<Description/>
</DistanceUnit>
<AboutDistanceIndicator> </AboutDistanceIndicator>
<PublishedValue>6F</PublishedValue>
</Distance>
<RaceType>
<RaceType>MCL</RaceType>
<Description>MAIDEN CLAIMING</Description>
</RaceType>
