----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Haugsand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 2:57 AM Subject: Re: XML in MySQL
> * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > geez mysql is an open source product you cannot expect so much too soon over > > a very expensive commercial product which has been out for years , for xml i > > usually generate it on the fly when i am extracting the data using the field > > names as the xml tag nodes. > > Converting a relational dbms into an XML frontend is like trying to > change a Chevrolet into a Beetle. (The problem is of course that too > many managers orders too much xml these days.) Hear, hear! A good place to look if you're interested in the views of relational DB "purists" (and what they think of XML, etc) is http://www.dbdebunk.com/ -S > > -- > Jon Haugsand, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.norges-bank.no > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
