Re: XML ouput for psql - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: XML ouput for psql
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0303051829550.2224-100000@peter.localdomain
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In response to Re: XML ouput for psql  (greg@turnstep.com)
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greg@turnstep.com writes:

> I think all psql needs is a simple output, similar to the ones used by
> Oracle, Sybase, and MySQL; the calling application should then process
> it in some way as needed (obviously this is not for interactive use).
> Where can one find a "standard table model?"

I think for processing-oriented output, the system described in the
SQL/XML standard draft is the way to go.  Considering the people who wrote
it, it's probably pulled from, or bound to appear in, a major commercial
database.

I also think that psql is not the place to implement something like this.
It's most likely best put in the backend, as a function like
   xmlfoo('select * from t1;')

Then any interface and application that likes it, not just psql-based
ones, can use it.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net



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