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XML from postgreSQL tables

From
Evgeniy Strokin
Date:
Hi,
Does PostgreSQL generate XML?
I need get result of query not like recordset but like
XML (probably XML will be in recordset but it�s ok).
If it doesn�t support now may be some plans for
future?
Thanks
Jenya


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Re: XML from postgreSQL tables

From
Evgeniy Strokin
Date:
Hmmm, I don�t think generate XML from recordset on
application side is better solution, than XML
generating on SQLServer side.
And there are no such tools (Java) and standards yet
as far as I know.
Anyway, I get the answer, Thanks for respond.

Jenya

--- Jeff Davis <list-pgsql-general@empires.org> wrote:
> I don't think postgres has any routines to generate
> xml. You might look into
> your application language; most have quite extensive
> xml libraries. There
> might be some better support in the future, but it's
> primarily an
> application's job to do that kind of thing.
>
> Regards,
>     Jeff
>
> On Wednesday 15 May 2002 06:58 am, Evgeniy Strokin
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Does PostgreSQL generate XML?
> > I need get result of query not like recordset but
> like
> > XML (probably XML will be in recordset but it�s
> ok).
> > If it doesn�t support now may be some plans for
> > future?
> > Thanks
> > Jenya
> >
> >
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Re: XML from postgreSQL tables

From
Jeff Davis
Date:
I don't think postgres has any routines to generate xml. You might look into
your application language; most have quite extensive xml libraries. There
might be some better support in the future, but it's primarily an
application's job to do that kind of thing.

Regards,
    Jeff

On Wednesday 15 May 2002 06:58 am, Evgeniy Strokin wrote:
> Hi,
> Does PostgreSQL generate XML?
> I need get result of query not like recordset but like
> XML (probably XML will be in recordset but it’s ok).
> If it doesn’t support now may be some plans for
> future?
> Thanks
> Jenya
>
>
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Re: XML from postgreSQL tables

From
Karel Zak
Date:
On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 12:58:50PM -0700, Evgeniy Strokin wrote:
> Hmmm, I don’t think generate XML from recordset on
> application side is better solution, than XML
> generating on SQLServer side.

 Hmm, but SQL means SQL and not XML :-)
 Maybe you can try search some application server
 that support it.

 Is there some good and standard XML for SQL data
 description?

        Karel

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Re: XML from postgreSQL tables

From
"Marin Dimitrov"
Date:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karel Zak"


>  Maybe you can try search some application server
>  that support it.
>

a search on sourceforge.net for [xml sql] will return a bunch of projects
which may or may not be useful.

The one that seems interesting is "xmlQuery" at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmlquery/ which is described as a "Java
library to execute SQL Query to database and convert result into XML"

>  Is there some good and standard XML for SQL data
>  description?
>

none I am aware of, but the Oracle XML-SQL Utility may be a good start.
Their "canonical mapping" just wraps the resutset in  <ROWSET> and <ROW>
tags, so that (example quoted) "select * from dept" for a table defined as:

CREATE TABLE dept
(
  DEPTNO NUMBER,
  DEPTNAME VARCHAR2(20),
  DEPTADDR AddressType,
  EMPLIST  EmployeeListType
);


...will return something like

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<ROWSET>
 <ROW num="1">
    <DEPTNO>100</DEPTNO>
    <DEPTNAME>Sports</DEPTNAME>
    <DEPTADDR>
      <STREET>100 Redwood Shores Pkwy</STREET>
      <CITY>Redwood Shores</CITY>
      <STATE>CA</STATE>
      <ZIP>94065</ZIP>
    </DEPTADDR>
    <EMPLIST>
      <EMPLIST_ITEM num="1">
         <EMPNO>7369</EMPNO>
         <ENAME>John</ENAME>
         <SALARY>10000</SALARY>
         <EMPADDR>
           <STREET>300 Embarcadero</STREET>
           <CITY>Palo Alto</CITY>
           <STATE>CA</STATE>
           <ZIP>94056</ZIP>
         </EMPADDR>
      </EMPLIST_ITEM>
       <!-- additional employee types within the employee list -->
    </EMPLIST>
  </ROW>
  <!-- additional rows ... -->
</ROWSET>


and BTW it is not mandatory that this transformation be performed on the
server - it may as well be done on the middle or the client tier.
M
ore info about Oracle XSU is available at
http://otn.oracle.com/docs/tech/xml/xdk_java/doc_library/Production9i/index.
html (requires free TechNet account)

hth,

    Marin

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Re: XML from postgreSQL tables

From
Jeff Eckermann
Date:
If you are running PostgreSQL version 7.2.x, you can
install pl/perlu ("untrusted" Perl procedural
language), which will allow you to use any Perl module
that will do what you want.

Sorry, don't know enough about the modules to
recommend one in particular.

--- Evgeniy Strokin <evgeniy_strokin@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hmmm, I don�t think generate XML from recordset on
> application side is better solution, than XML
> generating on SQLServer side.
> And there are no such tools (Java) and standards yet
> as far as I know.
> Anyway, I get the answer, Thanks for respond.
>
> Jenya
>
> --- Jeff Davis <list-pgsql-general@empires.org>
> wrote:
> > I don't think postgres has any routines to
> generate
> > xml. You might look into
> > your application language; most have quite
> extensive
> > xml libraries. There
> > might be some better support in the future, but
> it's
> > primarily an
> > application's job to do that kind of thing.
> >
> > Regards,
> >     Jeff
> >
> > On Wednesday 15 May 2002 06:58 am, Evgeniy Strokin
> > wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > Does PostgreSQL generate XML?
> > > I need get result of query not like recordset
> but
> > like
> > > XML (probably XML will be in recordset but it�s
> > ok).
> > > If it doesn�t support now may be some plans for
> > > future?
> > > Thanks
> > > Jenya
> > >
> > >
> > >
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