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

[Vivien Malerba <malerba linuxave net>]

On mer, 26 jui 2000, you wrote:
> > > If there is a surrounding Database DTD, that is included into the query DTD, then of course the sequence and surely some other elements should be
> > > moved to this DTD. Do you agree, Vivien?
> > >
> > 
> > Yep. Rodrigo, could you explain what you want to include in the
> > database DTD, so we can make the query DTD work where the database DTD stops.
> > I do agree on this.
> > 
> My idea about the DATABASE DTD is to include on it information about all
> the objects contained in a database, so that you can use it to
> import/export data as well as to design a database in the db designer
> and then create it for a given DBMS. An example of this:
> 
> <DATABASE>
>   <TABLE NAME="table1" OWNER="me">
>     <DESCRIPTION>
>       <FIELD NAME="field1" TYPE="GDA_TypeInteger" SIZE="4">
>       <FIELD NAME="field2" TYPE="GDA_TypeVarchar" SIZE="35">
>     </DESCRIPTION>
>     <DATA>
>       <ROW NUMBER="1">
>         <FIELDDATA FIELD="field1">23</FIELDDATA>
>         <FIELDDATA FIELD="field2">This is a string</FIELDDATA>
>       </ROW>
>     </DATA>
>   </TABLE>
> </DATABASE>
> 
> This is just an example, because I haven't thought too much about this,
> so I don't have it clear.
> 

Ok, That was my opinion as well.