Re: Totally Confused ---XML and Data exchange

XML is good for sending groups of information. - for example all the payroll information on 1 employee - in other words sending many master-detail sets in 1 file This makes it good for exchanging

    compliacted data between applications in a single file.

It can be used for flat file transfers but would only slow things down.  In summay i recommend XML for trasfer of sets of data, for wholesale transfer of data , normal text files and SQL loader work best

coakleyj_at_hotmail.com wrote in message <81eoih$b1t$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Hi everyone.
>XML seems to be the next "be all and end all" for
>exchange of data between applications.
>We have been using a mixture of flat files,
>message brokering (MOMS) and database links
>to interface/integrate our various systems.
>
>We mostly use delimited flat files and bulk load
>with sql*loader.
>
>So, can XML help us?
>Should we be using some sort of XML flat file rather than the
>comma-delimited one?
>Would such an approach allow the format of our input files
>to be flexible? How?
>
>
>All help appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>COakleyj
>
>
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Received on Wed Nov 24 1999 - 15:47:14 CST