> I will ask, though, why use XML/XSL, why not use a format that lets > you load the data to tables, then you do a huge number of tricks with > it prior to generating the DDL, not the least of which is diff'ing > current structure to see what needs to be changed. > Well, XML/XSLT is indeed not the best for this purpose, but I didn't know that when I first implemented it :-) Next time I'll use something else. > Anyway, our system uses a format that looks something like CSS, it is > documented here: > > http://docs.secdat.com/index.php?gppn=Database+Specifications > I agree that the CSS-like style is more readable than XML, but the other DB maintainers here had expressed their desire to have it SQL-like :-) I have no problems with XML either, but not all are happy with it... Cheers, Csaba.
