I used to store data in XML data files in few applications including a picture album and a guest book. XML as a storage was quite hard to work with when compared to a database and you really need a good reason to use it. For simple applications that don't have any special needs and can use a database - DB is the way to go.
Best Wishes TK http://www.tomkitta.com -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Guill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:22 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: XML as a database? Please say yes! I would say it depends on how much data you are going to be storing, both in terms of number of records, and number of columns/fields. If these files get to be huge, it could cause some slowing down, but if they remain small it shouldnt be too bad. But really, the only reason you would want to use xml for a database is if you had multiple platforms/code systems etc that were going to be using it. Things will be much faster and efficient using an actual db. not to mention just the queries will be a lot easier. On 9/13/05, Will Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > I'm workin' with my new cart app project and the db schema/product options/queries are flat out insane. Looks like NASA got involved with it! > > XML looks like it'd be much more natural in structuring the data. > <item> > <id>123</id> > <color>red</color> > <size>large</size> > </item> > > etc ... etc ... > > Is there any way I can use an XML doc instead of a db for this purpose? Or would it be just totally inefficient? > > Thanks, > Will > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:218134 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
