asp and xml advice

[Shilohcity]

Hi there

I am after a little advice. I have been reading around about XML and ASP/PHP interaction and have got a fairly clear idea of what is involved in generating XML script from a db using a server scripting language. Maybe it is a little late or I am a little tired but I still dont quite get what the advantage of using XML is. Why not use the Response.Write method and a CSS? Are there any clear benefits in the form of loading time etc that XML gives?

Also I am still unclear on compatability issues. XML works fine through an XML parser but not all servers have these...they are primarily an MS technology I gather.

Well those are my questions and queries. All feedback is most appreciated.

Justin. X-) "Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature." Eric Hoffer

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[shaddow]

I use XML to create components (scripplets) witch i use in my ASP page. The advantage of this is that u dont need to recompile the component or to register again whend u modify the sourcr code (XML)...
I think this is a good ideea to use XML cuz it has powerfulls things, witch i dont know very well, but is fine for me... hope is fine for you to. ________
George, M

 

[GIGN]

The real beauty of XML is data sharing between servers, and example being news feeds say. By publishing parts of your database as XML you give others the benefits of your information - without any risk of data corruption.

http://www.kuam.com/marketingprograms/newsgrab.htm

Also XML separates content from presentation meaning you can apply any kind of formatting you like - or simply draw data from it by navigating the XML 'tree' - much like the new browser DOM usin similar 'node' methods.

Another pretty cool application is chat - and background URL connections using Microsoft XMLHTTP - and I.E. 5.5.

A useful link I find is this one:

http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/xmldom/quickref/xmldom_index.html

- Boy our All Blacks suck don't they?

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[Shilohcity]

Thanks for your feedback. I think I am getting a clearer idea of how the relationship works between XML and databases. I was looking for uses for this on our intranet where we have a large amount of content that needs to be managed by individual departments. I think this may prove very useful in enabling them to update their own web pages etc.

Thanks again
Justin. X-) "Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature." Eric Hoffer

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http://www.dfodesign.co.nz