Re: Allow backend to output result sets in XML - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Scott Lamb
Subject Re: Allow backend to output result sets in XML
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Msg-id D6802494-4D50-11D8-B400-000A95891440@slamb.org
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In response to Re: Allow backend to output result sets in XML  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On Jan 21, 2004, at 12:19 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> I think "output XML" is just buzz.  Give us a real use scenario and an
> indication that a majority also has that use scenario (vs. the other
> ones listed above), then we can talk.

I do this all the time.

I have JDBC code to take a java.sql.ResultSet and push out SAX events 
in a standard schema. I also have a XSLT stylesheet that formats them 
in a decent way. In this manner, it's very easy for me to make 
database-driven webpages. I can inherit the "normal" stylesheet and 
then just code the exceptions.

However, I'm quite happy doing this on the client side. I'm not sure 
why it would be beneficial to do this as part of the PostgreSQL server.

Scott Lamb



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