Doctype Description:

The "Mother of all Document Handlers", DOCTYPE, is the Base Class for all the document types. It handles plain text ("unfielded") documents as well as providing the default methods for:

• Document parsing
• Record parsing
• Presentation
• Headline creation
• MIME binding
• And serveral other basic index and retrieval services.

Version 2.0+ of the Doctype Suite uses "Smart Doctype" technology © Copyright 1995,1996 Basis Systeme netzwerk, Munich. All rights reserved. This technology:

• Handles international character set conversion from the locale
• Handles "on-the-fly" record syntax (presentation formats) conversions:
  • HTML
  • SUTRS
  • Raw (MIME bindings)
  • In preperation: GRS-1, MARC, SGML and other presentation formats.
• Provides Presentation services for record sub-elements.
• Provides basic services for HTML and SUTRS conversion for other doctypes.

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