On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> Storing the XML text has problems - you have to parse it every time you
> want something - that has to cause a huge performance hit.
You couldn't have said better what I meant.
I store the xml already parsed. You can navigate right along. To the
parent, the previous, the next elemnt or the first or last child.
> I use XML a lot for all sorts of purposes, but it is appropriate for
> data transfer rather than data storage, IMNSHO.
Right now, you're quite right. But I want to change that.
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Gregor Zeitlinger
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