Hi there. I'm looking for some advice, regarding my choice of XML parser.
I am developing a
servlet based system for storing details of publications, which registered users can log into and submit details of their papers. Other users can then view these details, through a field search. The publication details are held in an XML file (an XML database, if you will).
I need to decide whether to use the SAX or DOM API to do all of this. I need to be able to search the XML file for various combinations of search fields, edit records already entered, and delete records already entered - so my initial plan was to use the DOM.
However, I cannot guarantee the size of this XML file, as it will be added to by various people and could therefore become larger than the available memory on the server. Is this likely to be a major problem?
Any advice gratefully recieved. Thanks very much.
[ February 02, 2002: Message edited by: Daniel Walker ]