From XML to insert records in a database

Question

I want to ask anyone out there for advice about parsing an XML document preparing its records for insertion into a database table. Below is not a very practical example but gives the gist of what I want to do.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<MESSAGE>
<CONTACT>
<NAME>David</NAME>
<TEL>34111164</TEL>
<MOB>0422127262</MOB>
</CONTACT>
<CONTACT>
<NAME>Jason</NAME>
<TEL>33279864</TEL>
<MOB>0421127564</MOB>
</CONTACT>
</MESSAGE>
At the moment I have a class which extends DefaultHandler and uses SAX to parse the file and insert each record when it knows it has reached the end of a record. I am looking for an example on how I can do the same job, create values for a PreparedStatement to insert to a database table but using DOM or JDOM. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Yes, I have seen examples for reading XML into a Document using JDOM, but I am looking specifically for an example of what is the best way to prepare XML data for PreparedStatement inserts.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Matthew

Answer 1

Thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately I am using Informix. I need to write the parser myself. The current SAX parser does the job, however, its a bit rough and dirty. The main aspect of the parser I want to tackle is how I might more easily modify how it parses when the structure of the XML documents change. At the moment for every change in the XML document I have to ammend three to four parts of the parser. In the end I want to write a means to modify a mapping of how an XML document will be parsed. The first step before I start that is to move the current parser from SAX to something like DOM or JDOM.
The SAX parser is straight forward that it hits the end of an element, notifying the code that the variables are ready for the PreparedStatement to be executed, and performs this task continuously till it reaches the end of the XML document. I want to find another way to do it.