[Newbie] What are the filename suffixes for XQuery files? For XQuery Update files?

[G. Ken Holman]

At 2010-04-07 17:29 +0100, Adam Retter wrote:
> > Come to think of it, it would make sense to give library modules 
> a different
> > extension since they aren't directly useable as a query.  That way looking
> > in a directory I would know ".xq" could be used directly but 
> ".xql" couldn't
> > be used directly because it doesn't include a query, only declarations.
>
>I think generally people are using .xqm for the library stuff as in
>XQuery Module.
>
> > Looking in my training exercise material, I haven't yet made that
> > distinction, and I think I'll go and make that change now.
> >
> > Unless someone can suggest a better distinction to use for library modules?
>
>Pretty sure this discussion may have also taken place on the expath or
>eXist-db mailing list and if I remember correctly, then the general
>consensus was to use .xq or .xquery for scripts and .xqm for modules.

Sold!

Thanks for speaking up so quickly.

. . . . . . . Ken


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