Chapter 2: Storing XML Data in SQL Tables
In This Chapter
Adding XML data to an SQL pseudotable
Designing tables to store XML data
Bringing XML documents current
Getting to know Oracle’s tools for updating tables with XML
Discovering Microsoft’s tools for updating tables with XML
The latest version of the ISO/IEC SQL specification (SQL:2008) details how to store XML data in an SQL-compliant database and operate on it with SQL. In this chapter, I cover SQL’s basic data manipulation operations as applied to XML data. Because the primary focus of this book is SQL, I assume that you’re already up to speed on XML.
Inserting XML Data into an SQL Pseudotable
Until recently, with regard to the relationship between SQL and XML, the emphasis has been on converting SQL table data to XML to make it accessible on the Internet. The most recent addition to the SQL standard addresses the complementary problem of converting XML data to SQL tables so that it can be easily queried using standard SQL ...
