Topic Maps on SQL

[Kacper Nowicki]

>>I am reasonably sure that one can implement topic map 
>>functionality in a set of relational tables and SQL queries, 
>>and then, as with RDF, export a compliant SGML/XML instance 
>>of that information.  Do you know of any reason why this 
>>would not work?

[...]

>With both database models, however, you still have the column problem,
>though.  I doubt the above would be sufficient for real world document
>repositories. 

There is this deep feeling in Object Database community, that XML and
dynamic content in general is task for us. XML structures are easily
repersented as objects with links/pointers to other objects and dynamic
collections of their nested objects, attributes, etc.

Kacper


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Kacper Nowicki                                           kacper at odi.com
Senior Consulting Engineer                               (415) 286 6614
Object Design, Inc.                         http://www.objectdesign.com

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