Re: XML and RDBMS/OODBMS

From: Alfredo Novoa <alfredo_at_ncs.es>
Date: 3 May 2003 12:03:59 -0700
Message-ID: <e4330f45.0305031103.28842ea5@posting.google.com>

"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.

I suppose it was a joke.

Regards
Alfredo Received on Sat May 03 2003 - 14:03:59 CDT