Re: Nonproprietary file format for storing data in a relational database
Date: 17 Oct 2004 04:24:32 -0700
Message-ID: <7bb4f21d.0410170324.6fe42055_at_posting.google.com>
In other words: Does e.g. Java have it's own database structure, or is this question nonsense?
Regards,
Jesper
Christopher Browne <cbbrowne_at_acm.org> wrote in message news:<2te8trF1vk9lvU1_at_uni-berlin.de>...
> In an attempt to throw the authorities off his trail, jespersahner_at_hotmail.com (Jesper Sahner) transmitted:
> > Is there a nonproprietary file format for storing data in a relational
> > database? - and which is the most accepted? - and does XML play a
> > role?
>
> This oughtn't be a relevant question.
>
> If a relational database provides a way of serializing data from the
> database in a "nonproprietary form," THAT is the condition that is of
> value.
>
> I don't want to need to care how a DBMS stores tables, indexes, views,
> and such; if the maker of the DBMS can use clever means to improve the
> storage mechanisms, so the system is [faster|more powerful|more
> reliable], more power to them, as that's more utility FOR ME.
>
> What I care about is that there be some good way to get data out of it
> so that my data is not held "hostage" by the vendor.
>
> Since XML is so woefully verbose, isn't actually a "file format," and
> since there are no standardized ways to serialize database systems in
> some XML-based form, the answer is clear: No, XML does not play any
> role in this.
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