Using XML

Oracle9i has adapted XML to the database much as Oracle8 did with Java. XML is a HTML like language that is very useful in formatting data for all kinds of environments such as the Web and wireless devices. Oracle's implementation of XML is easy to use and can easily be incorporated with other languages such as PL/SQL, Java, and C++. Oracle has also used their own technology to create another Web page-generating facility called XSQL pages. These XSQL pages are simple to use and allow developers to easily get started with XML.

This final section will build a Web site using XML and then will adapt the same example for use with a cellular phone.

XSQL pages make use of the xsql servlet that Oracle developed. This servlet enables the user ...

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