>as opposed to a manual xml extract, this will be a frequent,
>non-manual, data interface to another system

So, you can program an API that returns XML given a
certain request?

>> It looks like I will shortly need to implement an automatic xml
>> interface to a firebird (2.1) database on fedora core 8.
>>
>> anyone done something similiar? pointers as to what to do or not?
>
> What would an "automatic XML interface" be?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com

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