[XML-SIG] How to convert my data in database to XML

[kumar s]

Dear group, 
 I apologize for asking a very basic question here and
also I am afraid if this is not the correct place to
ask. 

I have a database and I am plannig to pump my data in
the tables into XML files. For the kind of data in my
database table, there is already a proposed DTD out
there.  

What I should be do in order to convert my existing
data in tables into XML files. 

Do I have to:
1. Create any parser to convert the data into XML
structure. 
2. Validate the integrity of XML structure based on
DTD provided.

I might not have all the data fields supported in the
DTD in my database. Is it okay if I leave some fields
as blank. 

This e-mail is a jump-start e-mail for me. I program
in python by never touched XML and I am excited to do
that. 

Please excuse my ignorance any violation of
appropriateness of e-mail content for list.

Thanks

Kumar


		
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