Thanks for the prompt response Kimbro. If it is implemented as a service would the Collection recognize it as a child collection? I mean, what would be the difference between creating just a Collection compared to creating a child collection using your service?
Best regards, Per > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Kimbro Staken > Sent: den 15 juni 2001 17:14 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Creating child collections > > > Uhh, wrong list Jay. :-) > > To answer Per's original question. > > In the current API there isn't a way to create collections because this > is something that varies widely across databases. I did propose a simple > CollectionManagement service that would be an optional part of the API > for those implementors that can use its simple mechanism. For more > complex collection management functionality you need to write a vendor > specific service. > > I'm sure this can be beefed up some but this is the service that I > proposed. > > interface CollectionManagementService { > /* Create a new basic collection */ > Collection createCollection( in string name ) raises(XMLDBException); > > /* Remove the named collection */ > void removeCollection( in string name ) raises(XMLDBException); > }; > > Jay Kalafus wrote: > > > > You create them as any other collection, only the context > switch changes. > > > > Ex... > > > > dbxmladmin add_collection -c /db -n pebbles > > dbxmladmin add_collection -c /db/pebbles -n boulder1 > > dbxmladmin add_collection -c /db/pebbles -n boulder2 > > > > Will give you a collection structure of > > > > /db/pebbles > > /db/pebbles/boulder1 > > /db/pebbles/boulder2 > > > > Jay.... > > > > >How are you supposed to create child collections in a > Collection? You can > > >get them and list them etc. but I see no support for > setting/creating them. > > >Am I missing something here? > > > > > -- > > __ __ > > / / Jay Kalafus \ \ The dbXML Group, LLC > > / / \ \ www.dbxmlgroup.com > > \ \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] / / > > \_\ (480)421-1241 /_/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Contact adminstrator: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Read archived messages: http://archive.xmldb.org/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Kimbro Staken > The dbXML Project > http://www.dbxml.org/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Contact adminstrator: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Read archived messages: http://archive.xmldb.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact adminstrator: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Read archived messages: http://archive.xmldb.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
