Re: XML support under mySQL

[Jan Dvorak]

Ed Carp wrote:
> 
> 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?

There is no difference.
What is metadata in one context, is data in another context.
It's just a matter of your standpoint, which can change with time.

XML is a format to store/exchange data.

Jan Dvorak

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