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Dream Catcher wrote: > > Hello, > > Although I am developing an application for securing XML data. This > morning I woke up and came out a general question: Is it really a better > idear to store data in XML structure instead of relational table? As we > know to bulid a DOM tree is quite expensive for main memory...Any advice > and opinion are cherished...:-) > Whether this is better or not is really going to depend on how much your application depends on XML. If you're using XML 100% for all data then storing it in some form of an XML database is probably the way to go otherwise you need to weigh your usage patterns to determine how much you really need the burden of mapping into a relational schema. If you decide to go the XML database route you might want to take a look at the XML:DB initiative http://www.xmldb.org and join the general mailing list there. It is a good place to find out more information about XML database technology. Also I'll second Mike Champion's recommendation of looking at the work done by Ronald Bourret http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/XMLDatabaseProds.htm. Lastly, if you want a low barrier way to explore the possibilities of an XML database there are a few Open Source products around including Ozone http://www.ozone-db.org, 4Suite Server http://www.fourthought.com and of course, my personal favorite, dbXML http://www.dbxmlgroup.com. By looking at these you can get a good idea of the different approaches that can be taken to manage XML data. > > Best Regards > Wang Yue > > *------------------------------* > Attitude makes the difference > *------------------------------* -- Kimbro Staken Chief Technology Officer dbXML Group L.L.C http://www.dbxmlgroup.com
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