InterMedia Section Searching

Question

I am thinking about inserting my XML document content into a
database column and use interMedia's "Section Searching"
capability to search author name, or headline etc.
My DTD is an external DTD, and it is very complicate.
On page 8 of your interMedia whitepaper at the following
location:
http://technet.oracle.com/products/intermedia/pdf/text_twp.pdf
Under XML Support, the white paper says custom attributes must
be specified in a in-line DTD. I am not clear on what your
definition of "custon attributes" is. In the snippet below,
<article pubdate=99.08.06 issue=12>...</article>,
pubdate and issue are attributes, article is an element.
Attributes are name/value paris that describe elements. Elements
are defined by a bracket by a begin and end tags.
Please clarify if my assumption below is correct:
When I use external DTD, then
(1) I can section search on element text. For example, search
for all articles that contain the word 'wireless'.
(2) I cannot section search on element's attributes, such as
searching for all articles whose issue equals 12.
Thanks.
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Answer 1

Mei-Ching Tzeng (guest) wrote:
: When will the release 2 of Oracle 8i be in Beta?
: Thanks.
: Mei-Ching
: Mei-Ching Tzeng (guest) wrote:
: : Oracle XML Team wrote:
: : : Mei-Ching Tzeng (guest) wrote:
: : : : I am thinking about inserting my XML document content
into
: a
: : : : database column and use interMedia's "Section Searching"
: : : : capability to search author name, or headline etc.
: : : : My DTD is an external DTD, and it is very complicate.
: : : : On page 8 of your interMedia whitepaper at the following
: : : : location:
http://technet.oracle.com/products/intermedia/pdf/text_twp.pdf
: : : : Under XML Support, the white paper says custom
attributes
: : must
: : : : be specified in a in-line DTD. I am not clear on what
your
: : : : definition of "custon attributes" is. In the snippet
: below,
: : : : <article pubdate=99.08.06 issue=12>...</article>,
: : : : pubdate and issue are attributes, article is an element.
: : : : Attributes are name/value paris that describe elements.
: : : Elements
: : : : are defined by a bracket by a begin and end tags.
: : : : Please clarify if my assumption below is correct:
: : : : When I use external DTD, then
: : : : (1) I can section search on element text. For example,
: : : search
: : : : for all articles that contain the word 'wireless'.
: : : : (2) I cannot section search on element's attributes,
: such
: : as
: : : : searching for all articles whose issue equals 12.
: : : : Thanks.
: : : The current release of 8i, 8.1.5, does not permit
attribute
: : : searches because interMedia has no concept of attribute in
: the
: : : XML sense. It can find data words within tags which we
: define
: : : as section searching however it does not understand the
: : : hierarchy of an XML doc in this release and therefore
cannot
: : : support conditional searches based on hierarchical
position.
: : : This support is in Release 2 of 8i.
: : : Oracle XML Team
: : : http://technet.oracle.com
: : : Oracle Technology Network
There is no beta cycle for Release 2 of 8i since it is simply
the first maintenance release of 8i which has been announced for
the end of the year.
Oracle XML Team
http://technet.oracle.com
Oracle Technology Network
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