Re: XML and RDBMS/OODBMS
From: Alfredo Novoa <alfredo_at_ncs.es>
Date: 3 May 2003 12:03:59 -0700
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Date: 3 May 2003 12:03:59 -0700
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"Marshall Spight" <mspight_at_dnai.com> wrote in message news:<Ezksa.431534$OV.428620_at_rwcrnsc54>...
> You forgot:
>
> 5. You don't need software to edit XML, like you do with every other data format.
A text editor is software. And editing XML with a text editor is painful.
A editing SQL scripts it a lot easier.
> 6. The fact that XML uses tag and attribute names means you don't need a schema.
The fact XML does not have attribute types and constraints means you need a schema.
> 7. XML uses a tree structure, and the tree is the perfect universal data structure.
Regards
Alfredo
Received on Sat May 03 2003 - 21:03:59 CEST