viksoe.dk - OLE DB Provider for XML

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While researching how I could generate data reports for a project, I found myself needing access to XML with a regular database interface. After looking for a solution on the Internet, I found to my surprise that I had only two options:

• Use the Simple Provider or SQLXML from Microsoft. For some reason this requires a MS SQL Server.
• Purchase an XML ODBC Driver from Merant, which comes with a price-tag of $2,500 for a server license (who are they kidding?)

None of these options were very compelling, especially because all I needed was to retrieve a few nodes and deliver the result to a reporting utility. So after carefully planning a design, I (bjarke@viksoe.dk) wrote my own OLE DB Provider for XML.