jhaagmans wrote: >> I would suggest that XML or YAML in the DB is the wrong approach. �I >> understand that you want flexibility without needing to change the >> schema, so why not consider a document database such as CouchDB? �It >> sounds like this is really what you're looking for. > > Nope, I'm really looking for XML in a MySQL db.
Why? From your description, it sounds like a schemaless database like CouchDB is ideal here. Why do you specifically need XML? > I hoped there was > something like REXML to read XML from a database, but I can't find it. If you use YAML, there's Rails' serialize method. But it's still a pretty bad idea. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" 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/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
