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RE: XML and the Relational Model (was Re: A stand

• To: "'Thomas B. Passin'" <tpassin@c...>, xml-dev@l..., pop3 <lbradshaw@d...>
• Subject: RE: XML and the Relational Model (was Re: A standard approach to glueing together ...)
• From: Jeff Lowery <Jeff.Lowery@c...>
• Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:29:02 -0700

> Let's see, a view can combine data atoms from different tables, based on
> some join conditions.  Could an XML view could combine infoset items from
> different documents, or just from different elements within a single
> document?

I wouldn't say a document is equivalent to a table, nor would I say a
document is equivalent to a database.  A document model could be considered
equivalent to a database model, and a document instance therefore equivalent
to a database view.

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