This chapter shows you how to get started using the XML Extender to access and modify XML data for your applications. By following the provided tutorial lessons, you can set up a database using provided sample data, map SQL data to an XML document, store XML documents in the database, and then search and extract data from the XML documents.
In the administration lessons, you use the DB2 Command Window with administration commands. You can accomplish these tasks with the XML Extender administration wizard, which is also described in this book. In XML data management lessons, you will use XML Extender-provided UDFs and stored procedures. Most of the examples in the rest of the book draw on the sample data that is used in this chapter.
Required: To complete the lessons in this chapter, you must have DB2 UDB Version 6.1 or higher. If Version 6.1 is used, you must install Fixpack 2. Additionally, the steps in these lessons assume you are using Windows NT.
The lessons are as follows: