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PDB at a glance
PDB
The Palm computing era produced its own document and content ecosystems, and PDB is one of the container patterns that survived from that world.
XML at a glance
XML
XML was developed by the W3C in the late 1990s as a simpler, web-friendly subset of SGML, then became one of the defining interchange layers for publishing, configuration, document, and enterprise integration workflows.
Format comparison
| Feature | PDB | XML |
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| File type | Ebook | Other |
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| Created year | 1996 | 1998 |
| Inventor | Palm | W3C XML Working Group (Tim Bray, Jean Paoli, C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, Eve Maler, Francois Yergeau) |
| Status | active | active |
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| Reflowable text | Supported | Supported |
| Structured data | Not supported | Supported |
When to use each format
When to use PDB
- Your source file is already in PDB.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to XML.
- PDB is commonly used in ebook workflows.
When to use XML
- Your target workflow expects XML.
- Improve delivery compatibility with XML.
- XML is commonly used in other workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PDB to XML?
Convert to XML when the receiving system expects hierarchical tagged data, validation against schemas, or document-style structured exchange.
It is appropriate for enterprise integration, publishing workflows, standards-based interchange, and data sets where formal structure matters.
For lighter-weight developer-facing payloads, JSON is often simpler.
What changes when converting PDB to XML?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to XML adds structured data.
What should I review after converting PDB to XML?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.