Re: [GENERAL] postgreSQL for storing a database of documents - Mailing list pgsql-general

From dustin sallings
Subject Re: [GENERAL] postgreSQL for storing a database of documents
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Msg-id Pine.NEB.4.10.9905041855460.564-100000@mobile
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] postgreSQL for storing a database of documents  (Mark Fleming <mfleming@coolbox.bowiestate.edu>)
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On Tue, 4 May 1999, Mark Fleming wrote:

// That a good solution, but now that XML is starting to break off it
// kinda puts PostgreSQL users at a disadvantage.  We have to have
// static XML documents on on disk in order to use the format and have
// external search engines to search for content in the documents.  It
// is not that big of a headache, but is an inconvenience.  I will be
// doing some work on XML soon for my job and they are going straight
// Oracle because they want to create "searchable" XML documents on the
// fly to post and distribute on the web.  Very LARGE documents.  Like
// the legal code for NYC and such.  When Postgre starts using large
// objects it is going to make a lot of noise.  Especially for
// "start-up" companies.

    What do you mean when Postgres starts using large objects?  It has
for quite some time now.  I chose not to use it because I don't like the
way the data is stored on disk, though.

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