I'd say you're far better off sticking with a database. That's what they're designed for - especially because it sounds like there's a fair bit of data there. What advantages would you get by using XML?
On 4/3/06, Tom MacKean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was all set to create a new database for an application that is basically > a contact list for doctors when I thought "Would this be better as an XML > file?". I've never used an XML file to store and retrieve data before, but I > understand the basic concept. > > Let me scope it out for you: > > Doctors can have multiple addresses > Addresses can have multiple doctors > Doctors can have multiple provider numbers > Only one person at a time needs to be able to use this application so > locking it is fine. > It doesn't have to be particularly fast > There will be about 5000 doctors > It seemed to me that creating <doctor> and then having multiple <address> > and <providernumber> etc would be easier than lots of relational tables > linked by keys. > > What is everyone's opinion on using XML in this way? How easy is it to > read/filter/update data store in an XML page like this? Should I just stick > to the db? > > Tom > > > > > -- > IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) > named above and may contain information that is confidential privileged or > unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of > humor or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended > recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not > authorized (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating > social fauxpas. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, > although the mutt next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. > > > -- Kay Smoljak http://kay.zombiecoder.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
