Re: XMLType performance

From: Mark Townsend <markbtownsend_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:08:08 GMT
Message-ID: <YPVTh.14746$JZ3.7378@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net>

Serge Rielau wrote:

>>>>
>>>> Why would I want to store the XML?
>>>> --
>>> How does this example relate in any meaningful way to the business
>>> scenario I provided? How does this illustrate the ability to treat the
>>> data WITHIN the xml doc as columns in a table to be SELECTed, UPDATEd,
>>> INSERTed ....
>>
>> It doesn't nor is it intended to. It is meaningful in that it
>> demonstrates how to properly store information ... relationally
>> and then reconstitute the XML if required to do so at a later date.
>>

> So, now you have this XML document stored.

Well, no. That's Daniels point. Not necessarily a good point, but his point nonetheless. Received on Fri Apr 13 2007 - 20:08:08 CDT