Re: Re: Re: XML and file size

I have nothing against XML, and it can be used to store your data in some cases, but I think it's better suited for data interchange/SOAP/Having different formats for the same data.I'm actually comparing XML files to a database, to which they are frequently offered as an alternative, storing XML in a database is another thing.

I never heard of anybody saying "I'll use XML files instead of text files"... It's mostly "Use XML and you don't need a database", I just cannot Imagine a search in 200,000 XML files looking for text in <title> tags. but imaginig "select body from pages where title like '%text%'" is easy.

I think storing you data in any type of files XML/text/CSV... is a waste of time if you have lots of data (>1000 records? le ss? more?)

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Re^4: XML and file size by grantm (Parson) on Jan 08, 2003 at 07:22 UTC
I never heard of anybody saying "I'll use XML files instead of text files" Except perhaps the root node of this thread, which said: ... a journal program with each entry stored in a txt file with the date as the file's name ... I also have no axe to grind either for or against XML. I was merely picking up on the fact that the original question was specifically asking about XML versus plain text and I assumed your reply was too. Sorry for any confusion.	[reply]

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Re^4: XML and file size
by grantm (Parson) on Jan 08, 2003 at 07:22 UTC

I never heard of anybody saying "I'll use XML files instead of text files"

Except perhaps the root node of this thread, which said:

... a journal program with each entry stored in a txt file with the date as the file's name ...

I also have no axe to grind either for or against XML. I was merely picking up on the fact that the original question was specifically asking about XML versus plain text and I assumed your reply was too. Sorry for any confusion.

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