| From: | "Sean Davis" <sdavis2(at)mail(dot)nih(dot)gov> |
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| To: | "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: XML schema |
| Date: | 2007-11-16 00:02:38 |
| Message-ID: | 264855a00711151602t2e4e998dla88fad4b60eda67d@mail.gmail.com |
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On Nov 15, 2007 6:20 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> Sean Davis wrote:
> > Is the current XML datatype (in 8.3) the direction of the
> > future, or is something more akin to a dedicated XML schema (I think
> > this is the route that Oracle has gone) going to be important?
>
> An XML schema is a specification that describes required properties of an XML
> document. How do you imagine that affecting PostgreSQL database system
> operations?
Thanks, Peter.
An unfortunate choice of words on my part. I meant a schema that
represents a general mapping between XML and a relational schema. In
other words, I am looking for tools that use postgresql as the storage
engine for a native XML database. Examples are given here:
http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/XMLDatabaseProds.htm#native
Sean
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