XML or ASP(ACCESS)????

[qb828]

Hi Guys!

I am new to XML and need some guidances from anyone.
I know a little XML and afraid to start my small project with xml.

I have records like this:

Name: Mike Johnson
Sex: male
age: 45
Photo: mJohnson.gif
X-Ray: mJohnson_xray.gif.

Name: Susan Hall
Sex: female
age: 36
Photo: sHall.gif
X-Ray: sHall_xray.gif

I have 100 of these records.
I need to query name and display the information on the HTML page.
(I have to display one person in one HTML page>

I also need to query other fields and display the names.
Find all the females...and display all the names of females.

Is XML a good choice for this project?

or should I do with ASP and access database??

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another question??

Do I keep all the records in one xml file??
(100 reocords in one xml file?? what if 1,000??)
Like this:
<XML>
<root_contact>
<Person>
<name>Mike Johnson</name>
<sex>35</sex>
....
</Person>
<Person>
<name>Susan Hall</name>
<sex>26</sex>
....
100 more names
</XML>
is that right?? isn't that too big in one file??

I need your help.
THank you.


QB

 

[lillu]

It depends what other information you wish to store. If none, then XML will do. To convert the entries easily to HTML, I would use Data Islands. Data Islands are the easiest way to display xml in HTML. You can page through the entries one by one using straightforward buttons, such as Next / Last, etc.
For advanced queries, and if you want to store more details / relations of a record, I would use a database of some sort, eg. MSAccess.
If you think Data Islands could be an option, I can send you an example on it. (I once created an almost identical project to the one you have.)

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