Oracle Utilities - Mapping XML files as External Tables

XML has become a de facto information exchange format which is why oracle has included the XML Database XDB feature from 9.2.0. However it requires the data to be actually loaded into the database before it can be processed. An External Table allows the user to take a quick look at the contents of the external file prior to performing any further processing. In this example an Extern Category: <a Utilities</a>

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