Re: Newbie trying to assess current XML capabilities

Keith,

Keeping XML on the server side (as you do with Coldfusion and ASP) can enable
you to get around one of XML's key limits: the fact that it isn't well
supported by browsers at this point.

The company I work for is using XML to provide web-based real-time financial
info to customers. XML provides the common back-end data language.

For instance, the data usually comes from our primary service provider's
Informix database (via a secure internet connection). But when there's a
problem accessing that server we get backup data from a Sybase database on a
different server. At the presentation end (HTML generation via Coldfusion, JSP,
or whatever), there is no need to worry about differences between Sybase and
Informix (or Oracle or SQL Server or flat file), etc. as long as everyone
structures their data consistently in their XML output.

hth,
 -- Paul

Keith Purtell wrote:

> Our company has been using HTML, CSS, ColdFusion and ASP to manipulate and
> deliver information to and from databases. I'm exploring XML's possible
> applications in our industry (healthcare information systems). However the
> documentation seems to imply XML can't really do much yet (I have several
> general XML textbooks). On the other hand I'm hearing that some major
> companies are already using XML. What can XML do right now that I should be
> studying? If I purchase an XML project book, are the examples going to be
> theoretical or practical? What might be a good project book? TIA.
>
> Keith Purtell, Web/Network Administrator
> VantageMed Operations (Kansas City)
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