User`s guide

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13 XML
This chapter describes BS2000 specific topics of XML such as installation, features, and
restrictions. For more information refer to Oracle XML Developer's Kit Programmer's
Guide, Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide, Oracle Database XML C API Reference, Oracle
Database XML C++ API Reference, and Oracle Database XML Java API Reference.
13.1 Installation of Xdk
The Oracle XML Developer's Kit (Xdk) is not part of the Oracle Database Product Set.
Oracle recommends downloading the latest version of Xdk from the Oracle Technical
Network OTN (
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/index.html ). The Jar
files for the XML SQL utility (
xsu12.jar and xdb.jar ) and the XML Parser
(
xmlparserv2.jar ) are already loaded in the database when you have followed the
procedures explained in Chapter 4, "Creating and Upgrading a Database".
13.2 Features and Restrictions
The following table provides an overview of which XML features are available for
which languages on BS2000.
The meaning of empty fields is: not supported.
N/A means: not applicable.
Availability for
XML Feature Java C C++ PL/SQL
Parser Yes Yes
XSLT Processor Yes Yes
Class Generator N/A N/A
XSQL N/A N/A N/A
Transviewer
Beans
N/A N/A N/A
XML-SQL Utility Yes N/A N/A Yes
Schema
Pr
ocessor
Yes N/A
When using PL/SQL instead of Java you should consider the following behavior:
■ PL/SQL File input is only possible from POSIX and with ASCII-Data Format.