Mr. Peterson,

thank you for putting a smile on my face this morning. (why, oh whydid I flag this thread). You, curmudgeon you.

This current rebirth is classic...

At the risk of firing up this age old debate. I would like to propose a different perspective on these arguements. I suggest this because there are some like myself...

I cut/paste the example from my working template. The template is the commands before I copy them into a 'Create Procedure' proc.

Yes, NAMESPACES works with the multiple values. If I...

Thanks for the response. I guess I am officially a curmudgeon. I'm sitting here stirring up trouble while I wait for the UPS man to deliver a book on SQL...

Stephen, what you're saying makes perfect sense. I'm am going to chance my stance. It is not that XML is a bad thing. It is the use. Just to clarify,...

Both of you have put a smile onf my face. I'm reminded of a companies tagline The future - Today.

I find it fascinating that several years ago when showing concern...

Well now, it has been 4 years since this discussion. XML's foothold continues to expand.

Do the comments and concerns here still hold up?

Has anyone changed their stance? or Are you...

What a way to start my morning. Now I've got a smile on my face.