Joe, Using XML documents for a perminant database is not really a good idea because you don't have the ability for indexes or database level security. The lack of indexes will cause performance problems when the database gets very large. It will also put a lot of overhead on the server because the whole file will need to be read every time you want to read a record, however there may be a way to cache it and just read it once. I am sure some of the other developers on the list can discuss the ability to cache the db.
I have no idea about question #2. Troy Sosamon -----Original Message----- From: Joe Hardesty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 9:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Witango-Talk: db vs. XML, and J2EE Hello everyone, I am a brand new Dev. Studio user (still in the trial period). My use for Witango will be to create a sellable office manage app targeted to a very specific market. By enterprise standards it will be a relatively small app, used by small groups (less than 10 users). I have two question about implementing Witango applications: 1. For portability, I would like use XML documents for data storage as opposed to using a dbms such as mySQL. Have any of you tried this? Compared to using a dbms, would the use of XML docs cause performance? 2. At witango.com, they state that Witango apps developed in Dev. Studio can run on any J2EE server. Have any of you implemented your apps on a non-Witango app server? Is it a straightforward process? Are there disadvantages to not using the Witango app server? Thanks in advance, and best regards for a great New Year! Joe Hardesty Hardesty-Ingraham Ephrata PA USA ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
