Re: XML and RDBMS/OODBMS

From: Mikito Harakiri <mikharakiri_at_ywho.com>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 15:38:53 -0700
Message-ID: <ashsa.14$zt6.16@news.oracle.com>

"Useko Netsumi" <REMOVE_THISusenets_at_nyc.rr.com> wrote in message news:b8d4cp$8t3kt$1_at_ID-159205.news.dfncis.de...
> I'm new to XML and just finished reading the short version of
"Understanding
> XML in 10 minutes". I was just wondering why would anyone write xml for
data
> interchange?

Here is my summary why XML is so great:

1. I can parse it.
2. I can send cookie recipie in XML to my aunt and she can parse it.
3. I can send cookie recipie to my aunt and she can apply a stylesheet to

it.
4. Nesting is the best thing since sliced bread. I can receive

<document>

   <garbage>
   </garbage>
</document>

crap more into it

<document>

   <garbage>

      <my bullshit>
      </my bullshit>

   </garbage>
</document>

and send it back to sender. Now that's data exchange! Received on Thu May 01 2003 - 17:38:53 CDT