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What are the advantages of storing xml in a relational database?
I was poking around the AdventureWorks database today and I noticed that a number of tables (HumanResources.JobCandidate and Sales.Individual for example) have a column which is storing xml data.
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How should I organize the words of a sentence for better outputs/maintenance and performance?
Having this sentence (consider many sentences in the future)
David Henderson Houston patented the first roll film for cameras in
1881.
I can make questions like
1. Who patented the roll film?
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Using XML as data storage
I was thinking about the XML format and the following quote:
“XML is not a database. It was never meant to be a database. It is never going to be a database. Relational databases are proven ...
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How to decide between storage formats and what are example use cases for some of them?
We have different ways to store program data (save files in games, employee databases, program configuration etc.):
Plain text (think .ini and .conf)
XML
Databases (MySQL, SQLite...)
.zip and ...
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Is there a simple, flat, XML-based query-able data storage solution?
I have been in long pursuit of an XML-based query-able data store, and despite continued searches and evaluations, I have yet to find a solution that meets the my needs, which include:
Data is ...
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Storing data for use on Android and Windows Applications
I posted this last night on StackOverflow and was advised to move it over to StackExchange, thank you for taking a moment to look at my question.
I'm developing a project proposal for my final year ...
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How to do locking and not use a database?
I have a project which involves re-writing pretty much all the back end of a legacy application. It uses XML for persistence and was originally written as a single user system.
With one large XML ...
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An XML file or Database?
I am re-writing a section of my site and am trying to decide how much of a rewrite this will be. At the moment I have a web service feed that generates an xml once per day. I then use this xml file on ...
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What should I be using to store data in a legacy web development project?
I'm currently working on a project that uses a Webserver running in Windows CE 6.0. Since this server only supports classic ASP (i.e, no PHP, ASP.NET, etc.)/ I plan to use XML as the database.
Is ...
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Are XML databases good for small to medium non-programming business project management?
Last couple of weeks I've been searching for some project management solution for a place where I work at the moment.
There we rely on excel spreadsheets, but we meet limitations like access rights ...
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Save match details to SQLite or XML? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
XML vs SQL for small projects?
I'm making a (conceptual) system to simulate any kind of sports match (like soccer,basketball,etc) with actions (for example ...
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Persistent Storage format for (update+read)-intensive data
I am developing a Java application. While using the application, data would be generated that needs to be stored on disk. I am looking for an embedded database appropriate for a average use-case of ...
