>... my question is if a database is a more > adequate to store the geographic data than an xml.
"It depends" Both would hold trivial amounts of data, but a database might be overkill for a dozen points. Both would hold thousands of points. Finding a selection from amongst a thousand is probably going to be easier from a proper database - but if choices are going to be limited you could pre-order an XML file. Managing who writes what to your XML file would involve quite a bit of coding ; this is provided for you in a database system. Associating data with a particular user (author?) who is already in a database is a no-brainer really ... Editing or removing entries in a database is easier than in a flat file - but who cares if it isn't going to change. etc etc cheers, Ross K --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
