Re: What is the logic of storing XML in a Database?
Date: 29 Mar 2007 20:30:25 GMT
Message-ID: <slrnf0o83v.qpg.bap_at_alpha.shrdlu.com>
On 2007-03-29, Marshall <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 28, 11:23 pm, Bernard Peek <b..._at_alpha.shrdlu.com> wrote:
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>> Can I turn this around and ask you what you think XML would look like if it
>> was more elegant?
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> Binary.
Yes, if I had my way the data would be binary.
> Simpler: no distinction between entities and attributes, for example.
XML does allow multiple ways of representing attributes of entities but I think the distinction is necessary.
> It would have a type system.
XML has a type system. In fact it *is* a type system.
> It would have *one* way of representing schema
OK
> Schema would be embedded
> Relational support
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> That's just off the top of my head.
It's a good starting point.
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> Marshall
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-- bap_at_shrdlu.com In search of cognoscentiReceived on Thu Mar 29 2007 - 22:30:25 CEST