Andy Lacey
andy at minstersystems.co.uk
Sun Feb 6 16:51:02 CST 2005
>I've got 4 alligators left to kill. ??????????????????????????? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf > Of Arthur Fuller > Sent: 05 February 2005 17:14 > To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] XML setting files > > > Thanks for the plug, Francisco. But there's NO chance I'll get to the > thread before about Tuesday. I've got 4 alligators left to kill. > > Francisco Tapia wrote: > > >Nancy this topic is right "on-topic" what your boss is > describing is a > >specific attribute to your .exe application. (re: the settings > >filename). > > > >This is a good article on reading xml data right out of a sql server > >... the author (Arthur) also will muse over the threads on > this list... > > > >http://artfulramblings.blogspot.com/2004/10/reading-xml-data- > from-sql-s > >erver.html > > > > > >On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 12:57:47 -0800, Charlotte Foust > ><cfoust at infostatsystems.com> wrote: > > > > > >>An XML file is a text file and you can read it with any > text editor. > >>It has nothing whatsoever to do with any XML "software" > unless you've > >>written software to look for that file name. If the application > >>software is in .Net, it may be using typed datasets based on a file > >>named Settings.xml and/or it may contain a class to manipulate that > >>xml file. > >> > >>We import and export xml files with different names and we store > >>settings in xml files with specific names. We also use xml > files to > >>store lookup values that are not part of the back end data. > None of > >>them is named Settings.xml but we do have to program for > specific xml > >>file names. > >> > >>Charlotte Foust > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: worddiva [mailto:nancy.lytle at gmail.com] > >>Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 12:49 PM > >>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com > >>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] XML setting files > >> > >>I know this is a little off topic but we do use SQL Server with XML > >>and I know next to nothing about XML, but I have been tasked with > >>going into some settings files and adding the application > name to the > >>connection string, and replacing the in line SQL with a stored > >>procedure. All of the files are named 'settings.xml' no > matter what > >>they are used for or in, it is always settings. I > suggested we might > >>want to change the file name to something more descriptive than > >>settings, but my boss says that the file must be named > 'settings.xml'. > >>Is that true? Or is it that if we rename the file, we must also > >>rename in the application .exe? My supervisor stated "The settings > >>file is use as input into the XML process, it works kind > like the .ini > >>file. However the XML software looks for a file name settings.xml" > >>Already I have run across a situation in SourceSafe where a > settings > >>file was listed under the wrong process, which is what I think we > >>should be trying to prevent. > >> > >>Thanks in advance, > >>Nancy > >>_______________________________________________ > >>dba-SQLServer mailing list > >>dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > >>http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>dba-SQLServer mailing list > >>dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > >>http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/2005 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-SQLServer mailing list > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >