Yes, Ed is correct. You store data, but it is the trasport of that data
that makes XML look good. To me, using XML to transport the data is like
using recordsets in Microsoft/ADO.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Carp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 6:18 AM
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Subject: Re: XML support under mySQL
Gorjan Todorovski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> Since XML is a way to exchange data...and it is protocol/platform
indepdnent
> there is a very good reason to have XML docuemts going in and out the
No, it's not. You store *data* in a database, *not* metadata. Do you
understand the difference?
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