Re: XML DB WebDAV and NonXML Files

From: Maxim Demenko <mdemenko_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:06:32 +0200
Message-ID: <eejdo9$1vq$01$1@news.t-online.com>

Michael42 schrieb:
> Hello,
>
> In Oracle 10g with XML DB, can you use the WebDAV feature to store
> files other than XML?
>
> For instance: MS Word, MS Excel, jpeg, pdf etc. file types.
>
> I have been scouring the available docs to determine this.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
>

Yes, you can.
http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/appdev.102/b14259/xdb03usg.htm#sthref398 <quote>
Although Oracle XML DB Repository can manage any kind of content, it provides specialized capabilities and optimizations related to managing resources where the content is XML.
</quote>

Oracle XE makes intensive use of these capabilities - all the images,javascript and css needed for ApEx are stored as XML DB resources.

Best regards

Maxim Received on Sun Sep 17 2006 - 07:06:32 CDT