> MT> "as it validates native XML storage"
>
> MT> no it doesn't. It just shows that the industry is ignorant and

marketing

> MT> buzz takes over :-)
>
> make it "document-centered storage" and it makes a lot more sense. How
> do you sign a document if it's scattered in many relational parts into
> the database? So far the only acceptable solution with a pure
> relational database is to store the document (say XML ;-)) in a blob
> field, and "normalize" it for querying and analysis. But the official
> data stays in the blob field. Tools to support document-centered
> storage without data duplication are what I would need to be able to
> keep doing everything the relational way.

XML is a data-exchange and representation format.

What else does XML offer?

If people use it for complete documents and store them as such,
you're using it the wrong way. Why should IBM or anyone else
accept that and make it query-able etc?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server
Upscene Productions
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