On Sat, 2002-03-09 at 11:52, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 05:37:28PM -0000, James Cox wrote:
> > Anyhow,
> >
> > Mysql can return data in XML.....
>
> The client can, but not the server, right?
Jeremy,
Correct, currently only the 'mysql' (-X option in MySQL 4.x) and
'mysqldump' (-X option in MySQL 3.23) client programs can return XML
output.
We believe that this sort of functionality belongs in the client
programs and libraries. So that means for direct server XML interaction
support would have to be added to the libmysqlclient library. Not bloat
the 'mysqld' code.
Of course inputting XML to a MySQL database is quite a different and
more difficult task. It would require a lot more monkey business of some
piece of software knowing how to map the XML schema into the DB schema.
This is one of those fluffy features that is not traditionally in the
RDBMS project scope -- and therefore lends itself to be a prime project
for corporate sponsorship.
Potential sponsors reading this should contact our sales team
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) if interested in helping. If seriously interested, we
could develop some whitepaper specs and discuss options to for your
company to help fund development.
Regards,
Matt
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