[2002-11-08 17:11 +0100] Stefan Lischke ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i just found the eXist XML Database http://exist-db.org/adminguide.xml.html
> and i wanna know if anyone has some experience with this XML:DB and probably
> can compare to xindice
>
> mfg stefan
I can't give you much detail because I found Xindice after I was already
using eXist. When I tried using Xindice, it violated the XML:DB spec in
enough ways that I gave up, didn't want to re-write that much code.
Since then at least one of the big issues has been patched, so it
actually might be comparable now, I just haven't kept up closely. Some
day I'll grab a new version and try it out again.
Xindice has XUpdate, in at least semi-working condition, and eXist
doesn't.
I don't know how good either of their XPath support is, I couldn't get
XPath queries below the Collection level to work with eXist but I
suspect that was my problem, as it appears that others have got it
working. The eXist mailing list on sf.net is helpful.
Gary
