didnt know where to put this: coursework confusion?

ok in my coursework it says:

1. make search forms that users will use to search the CVs from the database and return the results in XML format (using DTD made in previous section)

2. create a search form in ASP.net using c# that will facilitate searching the CVs published in yoru answer to 1.

Now if i am correct is it supposed to be search after search? but that doesnt make much sense now does it!

Sounds like they want you to generate XML files, then search them. We had a similar project my senior year. Maybe they just want to get you used to working with black boxes? You will probably want to string parsing functions to find what your looking for in the XML files. Good luck.

u r right, its so that we can use XML to exchange data between two differnt technologies!

Ok, yeah... that's what my project's goal was. Can you explain what exactly you're confused about?

Doesn't read that way to me, not at all - the question sounds much easier, which would fit if it's coursework..

It sounds to me like they're saying:
1. Write a function to search the database, giving the results in xml
2. Write a webpage form that uses your function

For part 1, if you're using MS SQL, getting xml out is a doddle, since you can stick 'FOR XML, AUTO' at the end of your query, and bingo!, you're done

Part 2 is just a form for the user to type into, eg they might type "Age > 18" in which case your query's WHERE clause becomes.. "WHERE Age > 18"

for part 1 get the data out in xml form, from the database using php & mysql from some search done and

for part 2 use asp.net to create some search forms which will return the result which i have to do xsl on.

confusion was because i couldnt understand why should i do a search and get the results out in php and then do a further search on those search results.
my asp thing wont work because if i havent done the first search first then i cant do the second search, if u get what i mean.