Database design issue

[Peter]

hi
Use XML as the native data file format for database is not good, because:
1) Anybody can edit it easily
2) performance will not better than you completely design your own one.

If any objection , please tell.

thanks
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[The_Sage]

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Date written: 11 Aug 2004 22:30:15 -0700
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Use XML as the native data file format for database is not good, because:
1) Anybody can edit it easily
2) performance will not better than you completely design your own one.

If any objection , please tell.

Why would I object?

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[Liz]

How about if you make your own and measure the difference.

 

[Peter]

How about if you make your own and measure the difference.

Measured, conclusion : XML is not a good choice to be a native file
storage format for database.

 

[Liz]

"Liz" <[email protected]> wrote in message

Measured, conclusion : XML is not a good choice to be a native file
storage format for database.

Did you measure both the character based XML and the binary XML?

 

[Peter]

Did you measure both the character based XML and the binary XML?

no, because haven't heard about "binary xml". would you like to send
me the website about it?

thanks
from Peter ([email protected])