can xml use as database

Hi,

can xml use as database? can xml store hudge data like oracle or sql server? and can we have security in xml like we have in database?

If anyone knows about it, please tell me.
Thank you.

I suggest that you can store xml data(ie. marked-up data)
in any DB (like Oracle or sql server).

The security is the same.

Thanks willem for answering me.

can u tell me how can I store xml data into database.

bye.

Well,

first generate some XML like;

<DATE>20010222</DATE>

and then store it in the appropriate database field.
Alternatively, you could store the data as simple text strings and 'markup' the data later when it is extracted from the database(ie. add the XML tags later)

I'm not sure that I'm answering your question properly though.

I guess it really depends on the type of database. If you want to preserve the heirarchical structure of your data, you will need to either map your xml data to a Relational Database, or use an Object Oriented Database.

Check out: http://www.xml.com/pub/rg/34 for a resource. The page has links to several articles and products relating to XML data storage.