Re: Xquery might have some things right

"Roy Hann" <rhann_at_globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:c249vv$okq$1_at_sparta.btinternet.com...
> "Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.com> wrote in message
> news:c23ic9$usb$1_at_news.netins.net...
> > My current interests related to software application development and the
> > tools employed for such are aimed in two primary directions -- databases
> and
> > distributed computing.
>
> XML handles data? I suppose someone who can have two "primary" directions
> probably wouldn't be too troubled by the difference between data and text.

I write some things that I figure will only make me smile, so I'm pleased to see you picked up on that, Roy. [My use of the word "primary" for more than one item stems from primary key discussions]

And by the way, text with associated metadata is a subset of all possible data by my definitions. What is it lacking to be considered data in your definition?

>
> Roy Hann
>
> PS: Am I the first to point out that there is no 'w' in dolt?

OK, that was clever enough -- just don't make a habit of it. Received on Wed Mar 03 2004 - 16:43:20 CET