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>Should you build an XML document with an implied hierarchy (i.e. detail
>must be a child of header) or should you build it flat (i.e. detail and
>header at the same level? Why would one method be better than the
>other?
All the XML documents I can remember seeing had an explicit hierarchy.
Having one which mimicked a 'joined table' flat file would only be an
advantage if you were writing a quick and dirty utility to transform
between it and a flat file. Perhaps I have misunderstood the question?
Regards
Chris
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