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XML Unleashed
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XML Unleashed

by Michael Morrison
December 1999
Intermediate to advanced
992 pages
22h 3m
English
Sams
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Uses of XML in Database Management Systems

Databases have engines that allow them to search, filter, and collate the records in their memory. In doing a simple search, a database engine usually will start at the first record and look through every record in order, testing each record against the criteria listed in the search request. With the advent of the DOM, it is just as easy to carry out a similar search on an XML document.

A database can be updated dynamically, creating a living portrait of the relevant data. Again, by using ASP or a similar engine, XML can share the same virtues.

With so many similarities, it is not surprising that XML is beginning to be used as a data store. Currently, there are four main uses for XML in database management: ...

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