- From: Jonathan Robie <Jonathan.Robie@SoftwareAG-USA.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:12:04 -0500
- To: Jim Davis <jrd3@alum.mit.edu>, www-ql@w3.org
At 11:36 AM 2/19/2001 -0800, Jim Davis wrote: >I have not yet had time to read the new QL document, but it seems to me >that this functionality might be better addressed by the DASL protocol, >which is an IETF effort to define a query transport layer that can support >any type of query. The DASL protocol deliberately did not propose a >solution for XML queries, on the hope and assumption that XML QL, when >defined, would be compatible. But DASL does define means for specifying >the scope of document collections over which the query is to apply. > >Perhaps it's time to see how well XML QL fits with DASL? > >You can read about DASL at http://www.webdav.org/dasl/ Hi Jim, It's been a while - I remember corresponding with you back in the XQL days. I *think* that XQuery should handle this requirement for you. You can write a query, then apply it to a collection of documents, and the collection does not need to be stated anywhere in the query. So if the protocol sets up an environment in which a query should be executed, it should work. I may be missing out on some of the details, though. CAVEAT EMPTOR Read the spec carefully, and let us know any problems you find. Jonathan
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