what is the difference between XML and database?

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  Leo

  goyal420

  Both XML and Database are used to read and write data
  
  but can any one explain me in brief difference between database and XML( keeping security issues aside)?
  
  I mean when to use xml and when to use database?

  Buddy XML is a markup language, now a days widely used over Internet.
  
  Database is nothing but a hexadecimal dump file which stores data in binary form in other words database is not used to read data but is used to arrange data in various fields and column.
  
  XML is just a markup language and database is just hex dump, both are two different things XML can be used to read data but database is always used to store data.
  I think that's clear.Happy Computing.
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  Manish Goyal

  XML can be used to read data but database is always used to store data.

  Database is hexadecimal dump file stores data in binary form .fine
  
  But i am getting confused with this
  what do you mean by database is always used to store data and xml for reading data?can't we use database for reading data?
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  silverscorpion

  No. You use some other tool to read data from a database. You can use SQL, for example..
  
  So, database just stores data.
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  paresh006

  Hello goyal
  XML is nothing but Extended markup language....
  XML itself contains database..and script should be written to access database...
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  Manish Goyal

  Only one line can clear all your all doubts in mind
  
  Thanks silverscorpion your reply was really helpful and thanks to you too paresh