Tom -- This would be more appropriate to ask on another list, perhaps, but I'll take a stab at your question. You can find lots of lively and intelligent answers to similar questions in the archives of the xml-dev mailing list:
http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ This thread is particularly appropriate: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/200110/msg00629.html A "native XML database" is a really a marketing term -- it just means a widget that will accept XML as input, return XML as output, provide a means of querying the stored documents, and, if you're lucky, provide some of the familiar facilities of a classic DBMS: transactionality, persistence, security, etc. As for what it really does and how it really does it, many of the NXD's out there really qualify as separate and different products in their own rights. Kimbo Staken wrote a nice article: http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/10/31/nativexmldb.html Ronald Bourret's site offers a wealth of information: http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/XMLAndDatabases.htm I would recommend either of these links as a starting point for getting technical answers to your question about which XML database is right for you. However, the first question to ask is why you want an XML database in the first place! What problem are you trying to solve? How many documents of what rough size? After you can answer those two questions, you can start asking the technical questions about which persistence mechanism, query languages, and add-ons are appropriate. Best, Paul Brown > -----Original Message----- > From: tom john [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 8:34 AM > To: xerces > Subject: native xml database > > > Hi, > does any has any idea about native xml databases. i > need to know which is better to use..(i have no idea) > eg. apache xindice, open source database 'eXist' etc.. > thanks > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
