Hai
Is xml is a substitute for database.
If yes, how we can develope tables or databases.
Please help me1
Regards
Aneesh

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Regards
Aneesh

XML can be used as a database, but is not really a substitute. Some databases like SQL Server can actually return XML.

You can define XML Schemas (also known as XSDs), which are similar to database Schemes. These Schemas often define table structures, keys, relationships, and so on.

Links of interest:

XML Schema (XSD): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_Schema
Using XML as Database with Dataset: http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/XMLData.asp

- Adam Kahtava [http://adam.kahtava.com]

A simple XML file can be a substitute for a database, at modest data volumes, say a couple of megabytes, especially when there is little update activity. You can write queries easily enough using XSLT or XQuery. But there's lots of features missing, like fine-grained concurrency and access control.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference