You also can create an XML document from your existing DB2 data and tables. Combining this new XML extender support along with Net. In addition to the XML extender allowing for the storage and manipulation of XML documents, there are two other new extenders available for Version 7.1. For an extra fee, a spatial extender allows you to integrate spatial data with traditional data. A net.search extender allowing for high-speed searching of text documents also may be purchased with the database.
Data allows for the exploitation of the XML extender.
Data, you have the ability to generate XML tags as output from your Net. There is also the option of specifying an XML style sheet as the format for displaying the generated output. Data now supports nested SQL functions and overloading SQL built-in variables. This release has additional built-in functions as well as the ability to use a CLOB data type as input to stored procedures. These enhancements simplify the process of building stored procedures and aid in debugging stored procedures.