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Hello Stefan, All,

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Stefan Hoops <shoops@vbi.vt.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:03:10 -0700
> "Michael Hucka" <mhucka@caltech.edu> wrote:
>> Lucian's additional idea of adding XML comments is rather
>> clever:
>>
>>   <unit kind="mole" exponent="1" scale="0" multiplier="1" />
>>   <!-- Note:  values for elements 'exponent', 'scale', and
>> 'multiplier' were provided by libSBML and not by the user.  To
>> prevent this message from appearing, these elements need to be set
>> explicitly -->
>
> Unfortunately nobody will see them unless you look into the SBML file.
> This means using SBML to load the above file will not give the user the
> required information.
>
> I know my approach to this might sound a little bit drastic but I think
> that libsbml should refuse to write the file. It is the users/tools
> responsibility to provide valid information. This means for an element
> all non optional attributes must be provided.

You are in the middle of editing a model, when your
spouse/child/colleague/boss urgently needs to talk to you/use the
computer. LibSBML does not let you safe, because you did not yet add
all the required information. How do you save the model?

Take care
Oliver

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Oliver Ruebenacker, Computational Cell Biologist
BioPAX Integration at Virtual Cell (http://vcell.org/biopax)
Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling
http://www.oliver.curiousworld.org
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