| From: | Gregor Zeitlinger <zeitling(at)informatik(dot)hu-berlin(dot)de> |
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| To: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: is GiST still alive? |
| Date: | 2003-10-23 11:51:52 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.33.0310231349250.28617-100000@mitte.informatik.hu-berlin.de |
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On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> Storing the XML text has problems - you have to parse it every time you
> want something - that has to cause a huge performance hit.
You couldn't have said better what I meant.
I store the xml already parsed. You can navigate right along. To the
parent, the previous, the next elemnt or the first or last child.
> I use XML a lot for all sorts of purposes, but it is appropriate for
> data transfer rather than data storage, IMNSHO.
Right now, you're quite right. But I want to change that.
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Gregor Zeitlinger
gregor(at)zeitlinger(dot)de
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