.BML File

The bml file extension is used for files written in the Binary Markup Language. BML employs a binary encoding scheme to produce an XML Information Set compliant binary version of XML fragments or documents containing the same information as the original. BML was originally developed as an OpenEbXML project.

The main advantage to the binary stream representation is increased perfomance. File sizes are somewhat smaller, with more significant size decreases planned for the next release. Using the Document Object Model (DOM) -like BML tree representation, Multipart Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (Multipart MIME) Electronic Business XML (ebXML) messages may be stored and manipulated. The same Application Programming Interface (API) handles textual XML and binary attachments.

BML's development goals include support of all XML Schema datatypes, namespace support, DOM conversion and compatibility with Java 2 Micro Edition Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.0.

How to open:

Use any text editor to view content of the Binary Markup Language file format.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .bml file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.