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   Re: [xml-dev] SQL 2k or XML?

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Travis Falls writes:
> I am designing a site in asp.net (VB.net), and I am storing bios for
> bands, with one picture, shopping personal information on the
> subscribers of the site, songs (MP3) and a few other things that I
> can't think of.  I am at a loss though in designing it though, I
> don't know if I should store the info in XML files and then put meta
> data in the database, or put everything in a sql base, ect any
> suggestions for designing a site in this fashion is greatly
> appreciated.

I think the answer is probably going to be "it depends".

How complex are the bios?  Are you writing them in HTML, or some flavor
of a "Band Markup Language"?

It sounds like a project that I would have conventionally done with a
relational database, but it could also be a good way to familiarize
yourself with XML-based Web development, depending on how large or
mission-critical it is.

-- 
Simon St.Laurent
Ring around the content, a pocket full of brackets
Errors, errors, all fall down!
http://simonstl.com

  • References:
    • SQL 2k or XML?
      • From: "Falls, Travis D (CASD, IT)" <Travis.Falls@thehartford.com>



 

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