At 01:08 AM 9/6/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi, I've been doing a lot of research on XML to see if I can use it in
>my projects. I've read a lot of material on it for weeks but can never
>understand the purpose of it. I can understand it is good for
>standardizing and transferring between external sources. It seems like
>something big but I just don't get it.
>
>If I'm using java and have a database on my server why would I access an
>XML file to generate a web page, when I can just read from a database.
>A database has far more functionality probably faster, and there doesn't
>need to be any parsing. I'm thinking if I'm like eBay, Buy.com or
>Hotmail what do I use XML for?
>
>Can anyone expalin the real-world benefits of using XML?
Erm, WML, which is used in WAP phones, is an extension of XML, I think. That
should count as a real-world benefit.
Joona Palaste
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