On Nov 15, 2007 6:20 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Sean Davis wrote: > > Is the current XML datatype (in 8.3) the direction of the > > future, or is something more akin to a dedicated XML schema (I think > > this is the route that Oracle has gone) going to be important? > > An XML schema is a specification that describes required properties of an XML > document. How do you imagine that affecting PostgreSQL database system > operations? Thanks, Peter. An unfortunate choice of words on my part. I meant a schema that represents a general mapping between XML and a relational schema. In other words, I am looking for tools that use postgresql as the storage engine for a native XML database. Examples are given here: http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/XMLDatabaseProds.htm#native Sean ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
