As far as I know (I am 99% sure) you don't need any software to view an xml file. XML files are core files to make the computers able to communicate to each other. When you view an xml page (rather than rss, rdf etc.) browser have nothing to process, it just shows you the file, like a .txt file. The ones that have designs or shown like a web page are made with xlst formatting in the background, so you need extra work to maket he xml seen as you like it to be. 1. The advantage of using xml is you can read, write and update it in any OS. You can change it with notepad or gedit. you don't need any xml software unless you want to do something advance. or let me put it that way, you can write HTML codes in notepad, gedit or you can use the extra advantages of Dreamweaver, Bluefish or some other programs. 2. The disadvantage of xml is as I said before, it is only a file. So if you store valuable info in xml, it can be seen by others if they find a way to reach the file. No password. Also, if you use xml file as a db (because it is lightweight, and you dont need extra software) it is really hard to query (at least for me) the xml file, you need to learn xquery or something like that. say that you learn it you cannot have the same features of mysql or other sql programs. However, I think XML would be the only way to do things while doing on the web or any other thing related to computers. This is what I know and think, if there is anything wrong in it, please correct it. From: php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sudhakar Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 9:28 AM To: php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Question about XML I am new to xml. After creating an xml file if i open the xml file in the browser, the code is displayed. my question is where does the functionality of xml come in, for example in case of php,asp,jsp they are server side scripts which processes details that are entered in a form. Does xml have the same functionality or is it different. please advice the 1. functionality of using an xml document. 2. how to execute the xml document in the browser 3. do i need to install any xml software to execute xml documents. Thanks. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] PHP Data object relational mapping generator http://www.metastorage.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:php-objects-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:php-objects-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: php-objects-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
