> 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.
Which is the whole point of indexing it...
>>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.
No point, it's a data exchange format, it's not usefull for data storage.
Chris
