from lookup table values to enum in xml schema

[s o]

Hi,

I'm creating a xml schema for my existing database. I've about a dozen
lookup tables, such as States, Unit of Measures, etc. I figured the
most logical way to represent them is to create have a simpletype for
each table and enumerate the values inside each type. The only
drawback I see is that this makes my schema tightly coupled to my db,
for any change in the lookup values, I'd have to change the schema,
regenerate the JAXB classes, etc. Is there a better way than using
enum or is there way to do dynamicly load the values? Thanks.

s o

 

[Martin Honnen]

s o wrote:

I'm creating a xml schema for my existing database. I've about a dozen
lookup tables, such as States, Unit of Measures, etc. I figured the
most logical way to represent them is to create have a simpletype for
each table and enumerate the values inside each type. The only
drawback I see is that this makes my schema tightly coupled to my db,
for any change in the lookup values, I'd have to change the schema,
regenerate the JAXB classes, etc. Is there a better way than using
enum or is there way to do dynamicly load the values?

A schema doesn't need to be a static document, you could fetch the
schema by URL from an ASP or PHP or JSP server application that builds
the schema on the fly.