Re: Antw: Re: revised gda-xml-query.dtd

[Vivien Malerba <malerba linuxave net>]

On mer, 26 jui 2000, you wrote:
> Hi Vivien, 
> 
> you wrote:
> 
> > > This implies, that the query element should be changed to 
> > > 
> > > <!ELEMENT query (select|insert|update|delete|create|drop)>
> > > <!ATTLIST query
> > >           id NMTOKEN #IMPLIED>
> > > 
> > > and these new elements have to be defined.
> > 
> > Yes, that would mainly solve the problem we talked about, and it will be easier
> > to know what can and cannot appear and where. That is the right way to proceed.
> 
> I'm glad that you like it, but this means, that your gda-xml-query.c has to be totally rewritten.
> 

Yes, but I knew that! It was just to demonstrate what could be done. Let's now
stabilize the DTDs before rewritting it.

> 
> > Ok, it looks better than what I proposed, so let's go with it, but let's
> > replace 
> > <!ATTLIST type 
> >            name NMTOKEN  #REQUIRED
> >           size NMTOKENS #REQUIRED>
> > by
> > <!ATTLIST type 
> >            name NMTOKEN  #REQUIRED
> >            size NMTOKENS #IMPLIED>
> > because not all data types need to give a size (like 'cidr' under postgres for
> > IP adresses)
> 
> I wasn't sure if we require the size, but you are right. If the type has no variants, the size would be redundant.
> 

Ok.

> 
> > > This scheme allows the construction of at least the same data types as the C langage. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > As the C-structs are extended to classes in C++ we could also extend this scheme to support OO.
> > > 
> >
> > What do you have in mind?
> 
> It's not matured now, but when I'm able to put it into some DTD elements, I will send you a proposal.
> 

Ok.

> 
> > What would be nice is to make a new version of the DTD from all we have
> > discussed so far. As I leave my current work here in Paris at the end of the
> > week, I'm quite busy. I'll probably be also busy next week when I start my new
> > job in Toulouse, so if you don't want to do it, I'll do it after next week.
> 
> It's almost ready :-). I also made some test-docs to check the syntax. I will send it all to you and the gnome-db-list during this week.
> 

Nice! You are less lazy than I am!

Vivien