Tag: database

XQuery against RDBMS: let the engine optimize your SQL

We recently noticed some questions on a newsgroup that attracted our attention. The question was something similar to this: How to create an XQuery which generates SQL like [cc lang="sql" theme="xquery"] SELECT t1.columnName1 FROM Table t1 WHERE t1.columnName2...

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Minollo August 28, 2007

Why do I want to use XQuery against relational databases?

A few days ago someone brought to my attention a post by Elliotte Harold about "The State of Native XML Databases", which also mentions...

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Minollo August 15, 2007

Turkey Day and Dipsie

Although I didn't grow up with Thanksgiving, it is probably one of the most enjoyable of American holidays. It is the only time of year when the commercial machine actually takes a break (albeit for one single day), and like it or not we are...

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Jonathan Bruce November 22, 2005