[db-wg] rpsl to arin format conversion

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004, terry l. ridder wrote:

> hello;
> 
> i am doing some research on the rir databases.
> for my purposes having all data in, what i call 'arin' format, would be
> the simplest for processing.
> 
> are there any software utilities available for converting from rpsl to
> 'arin' format?
> 
> if no software utilities are available is there a mapping description
> available from rpsl to 'arin' format?
> 
> 

well, we bit the bullet and spent today writing an rpsl-to-arin
conversion program. works rather well except for orgid: and parent:
fields. obviously, orgid:, we will have a create our own.

i do have a question concerning parent:.

i am do not have an indepth knowledge of rpsl, so please bare with the
question.

does rpsl have a concept of parent?
if rpsl does have a concept of parent would someone direct me to the
document/documents which explain it?

thank you all for your answers.

-- 
terry l. ridder ><>