Re: [Exist-open] XML:DB api

[Casey J. <cas...@jo...>]

Thank you, exactly what I was looking for! I will look into expath.

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Wolfgang Meier <wol...@ex...>wrote:

> > Is the xml:db api (http://exist-db.org/xquery/xmldb) a standardized api?
>
> It's just an XQuery function module. Don't mix it with the XML:DB API,
> which is a JAVA library. Jason is talking about JAVA, NOT XQUERY!!!
> Don't let him confuse you.
>
> > For instance would the same functions work under a Mark Logic server?
>
> No. As for relational databases, every vendor defines his own set of
> extensions on top of standard XQuery. eXist is older than Mark Logic.
> Most of our libraries existed before ML entered the market.
>
> If you want function modules to be standardized, join the expath
> initiative.
>
> Wolfgang
>



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