Re: What is the logic of storing XML in a Database?

From: Bernard Peek <bap_at_alpha.shrdlu.com>
Date: 27 Mar 2007 11:52:26 GMT
Message-ID: <slrnf0i10t.ov0.bap_at_alpha.shrdlu.com>

On 2007-03-26, Karen Hill <karen_hill22_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> X-No-Archive:yes
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> I see people putting XML documents in databases. Why do they do this,
> what is the logic behind it? Why not just put the data into tables?
> Why are the standards committees going along with this (XML SQL/
> MED)? Why don't people just use tables to store the data thusly:

The answer is that it enables people to store data in a badly structured format without having to justify that to their DBA.

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