Re: Universal Astrological Database Format

From: Mikito Harakiri <mikharakiri_at_ywho.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:34:28 -0700
Message-ID: <AOYQa.13$dr1.181@news.oracle.com>

"Bernard Peek" <bap_at_shrdlu.com> wrote in message news:mJ3mbPV9cCF$EwJ+@diamond9.demon.co.uk...
> In message <45878464.0307121327.2d14dc78_at_posting.google.com>, Bill
> Kneuper <b_kneuper_at_hotmail.com> writes
> >1. Isn't an xml database really a flat file?
>
> Don't confuse flat-file and text file. The term flat-file in a database
> doesn't necessarily mean a text file.

XML should be associated with *kill*-file. Alas, even distinguished database researchers are publishing surveys about XML (e.g. Victor Vianu, SIGMOD Record, June, 2003). There is no place one can hide from this nonsence. Received on Tue Jul 15 2003 - 14:34:28 CDT