Bryan wrote:
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 2:47 AM, Gerald roguebfl Grenier
<[email protected]> wrote:
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:25 PM, Bryan <[email protected]> wrote:
while SQL querying for a database is quite powerful, requires firs
that you have access to a SQL server, and a lot of people can't get
access to a SQL because they dont have that level of acess provied by
their host. XML/XSL does not require a SQL server.
You don't have to use a full-blown DB. SQLITE is available, as well
as the berkeley db, so you don't need a lot of overhead.
a then you are running a server, and requires a host and/or an ISP the
will let you do so. XML does not need it and is already supported by
It should be noted the "database" for the game Civilization IV is XML
I don't get your point... Having never played the game, I can't
comment on that.
The point is how powerful XML can be. with out have to play a lot more
for a HOSt/ISP the will let you run a server.
the upside to XML is the data is human readability, so you can go an
in tweak a value with not more the a plain text reader like notepad.
I agree with the readability. Do you need a host? Can't you run
something on your local box? It would make maintaining it easier for
him to maintain. The DB doesn't have to be forward facing. He could
use it to generate the XML, then post the text files on the net. The
database doesn't have to be running all the time even. And if you
aren't unix savvy, I've used MySQL in Windows. It's okay...
why cant you run it on you local box? because the goal is th share the
data, and most ISP account don't let you run servers. So you say Data
Entry -> SQL database -> XML -> display format. Instead of Data Entry ->
XML -> display format. aret you see the problem with the extra
unnessary step that does nothing for you?
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