Re: Why a DTD and not a XML-Schema ?

Le 18/12/03 =E0 20:43, Frantz Dhin a =E9crit:
Frantz> Hello,
Frantz> There is one advantage of a strongly typed schema that I can thin=
k of. It is
Frantz> the intention that xbuilds should be able to import directly into=
 a
Frantz> relational database management system. We make this a more predic=
table
Frantz> endeavor by using a strongly typed format since database tables a=
nd cells
Frantz> are also "strongly typed" and can have limitations on number of c=
hars and so
Frantz> forth. It is easier for a dba to know what to expect when he star=
ts using
Frantz> Xeta in a rdbms that we might not have thought of supporting if h=
e has a
Frantz> schema in hand.
Frantz> Regards
Frantz> Frantz Dhin

I agree with you.
relational databases need strong typing.

So should I definitively port the DTD to a  XML-Schema ?


See you