> A question, my boss claims that M$ SQL 2000 is actually based on XML,
> as in the storage structure and such. I've argued that this is not
> so, that it will return your queries as XML but that the actual on
> disk structure, if you will, is probably the same as SQL Server 7.
> What is the truth here?
Your boss is wrong, and a good thing, too.
You wouldn't want the internal data structure of a relational database to be
XML, which allows for denormalized data storage. Your database would be a
performance dog.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
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