Re: XML storing and management

From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:01:50 -0300
Message-ID: <46fb00d3$0$4050$9a566e8b_at_news.aliant.net>


JOG wrote:

> On Sep 26, 7:29 pm, thesabote..._at_gmail.com wrote:
> 

>>On Sep 26, 4:04 pm, Jan Hidders <hidd..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On 26 sep, 15:53, JOG <j..._at_cs.nott.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>>On Sep 26, 1:16 pm, karsoods53 <karsood..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>I get XML feeds as input and have to store this data on our server. I
>>>>>have worked with databases but new to XML. Can someone tell me how I
>>>>>can store and manage this data?
>>
>>>>This isn't really the right place for this sort of question - XML is
>>>>somewhat of an anathema to a database theory group.
>>
>>>You might want to inform the good people at database theory
>>>conferences such as PODS and ICDT about this, because they seem to
>>>differ somewhat. I have no doubt they will accept your authority in
>>>these matters immediately. :-)
>>
>>>-- Jan Hidders
>>
>>Heh, point taken. If only they would....
> 
> Must start trying to remember i'm not the only person using google
> groups in my house ;) Jim.
> 
> Ok, so why is it exactly cdt, despite the inherent flaws of a
> hierarchical model such as XML, it has seen such widespread uptake?

Hans Christian Andersen did an excellent piece on that very topic a while back. Received on Thu Sep 27 2007 - 03:01:50 CEST

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