[slightly OT] xml vs db

[Denis Bélisle]

Hi,

I have a potential client that has about 70,000 small xml documents for 
which he would like a multimedia front end application that can search 
and cross-reference them in a variety of ways.  I was initially 
thinking of converting the xml and make a database out of it, but after 
researching the matter, it seems to be a little more complicated than 
it appeared at first. Anyone has some leads I could follow to help me 
build up a better understanding of the issues involved in xml vs 
databases? And does Valentina have any special affinity with xml (apart 
from the dump/load functions)?

Thanks in advance,

Denis