Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Paul Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware,comp.text.xml Subject: Re: What's a decent XML editor specifically for editing/viewing SMS messages copied from Android to Windows? Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:45:18 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 60 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:45:18 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="3a83a20786cddc472d4d7c5f5e5cff77"; logging-data="16140"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/8C71N3WyhOYKOS8aTVZ6hgXsxy6lcDYI=" User-Agent: Ratcatcher/2.0.0.25 (Windows/20130802) Cancel-Lock: sha1:SsBtOIoBbaRnNqaBz95iaT77X2E= In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-10:112145 alt.comp.freeware:326247 comp.text.xml:928 Arlen Holder wrote: > In response to what Paul wrote : > >> OK, so I seen in the question a mention of "SMS Backup & Restore", >> which implies someone wants to make a storage format for their works, >> one which can be parsed later using one of the available parsers. > > Hi Paul, > > Thanks for explaining why they use XML format for SMS/MMS backup. > o *My hope is to see images from MMS messages, in the Windows XML editor.* > > Regarding why these MMS/SMS backup programs chose XML as their storage > format, I think you're almost certainly correct - as it's a standard > non-proprietary cross-platform 'storage format' that can be easily parsed. > > Bear in mind what I was _really_ after, were the MMS pictures, since the > photos sent to me by my kids and grandkids and relatives are the only > things I really care about in SMS/MMS archives. > > To be clear, I _already_ autoarchive those photos outside of the MMS > message in which it was contained (the PulseSMS freeware app has a setting > that does just that) - but still - if you're gonna archive MMS/SMS > messages, then I was hoping the _photos_ were inside that XML archive. > > When I said the results in Microsoft XML Notepad 2007 were > "uninspiring", what I was _hoping_ to see inside the XML archives in the > Windows XML > editor, were those MMS photos, but I didn't see them (I was expecting a > mime-encoded inclusion, for example). > I _still_ don't know if those MMS photos are inside the archive or not, but > if I read the blurb on the tools, they "claim" to archive MMS messages (but > they don't specifically mention the photos). > > > > "SMS Backup & Restore is a simple Android app that backs up and > restores your phone's SMS and *MMS* messages and call logs." > "Backup SMS (text) messages, *MMS* and call logs in XML format." > > > "READ YOUR TEXT MESSAGES (SMS OR *MMS*)/EDIT YOUR TEXT MESSAGES > (SMS OR *MMS*) > These permissions are used to backup & restore your SMS" > > My main reason for wanting the XML editor was to "see" those MMS images! > > In short, I was "hoping" the Windows XML editor would display the MMS > images, but, so far, I don't know if MMS images are even there or not. If an image was present, it must take space. Storage space. Have a look around for something suspiciously big looking inside the set of files. If a provider somehow provides a cloud service, and only a URL inside the XML files points to a file stored elsewhere, then you have your answer as to where your picture went. It could be an Evil Cloud got it. Paul