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How can I load XML data into my relational database?

What you are looking for is the ability of an XQuery implementation to handle updates to a relational database. DataDirect XQuery supports relational updates, and you can find a detailed discussion of this functionality here.

Because DataDirect XQuery is an easily embeddable Java component, it's correct to infer that you can easily add the ability to load XML data into your relational database from your Java application, or even to expose it as a Web service on the application server of your choice.

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