From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | John Gray <jgray(at)beansindustry(dot)co(dot)uk> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Re: Re: Storing XML in PostgreSQL |
Date: | 2001-07-30 14:59:21 |
Message-ID: | 200107301459.f6UExLm01728@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Added to /contrib, with small Makefile changes. Requires expat library.
Does not compile by default.
> I've packaged up what I've done so far and you can find it at
> http://www.cabbage.uklinux.net/pgxml.tar.gz
>
> The TODO file included indicates what still remains to be done (a lot!).
>
> In particular, it would be good to implement more of the XPath grammar.
> However, once we get into the realm of more complex paths there becomes a
> question about optimisation of XPath selection. If the documents are
> pre-parsed, then XPath query elements can be rewritten as SQL queries and
> you get the optimisation of the planner on your side.
>
> I'd like to stick with the current solution if possible, because I think
> it delivers a very simple interface to the user and is (code-wise) also
> very straightforward. Maybe less efficient queries are a penalty worth paying?
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Regards
>
> John
>
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