| Notes | for more details | dataset reference; datapath reference |
A <dataset> can also point to a server-side
program (in this example, a JSP) that generates the XML document dynamically. This is
the most popular approach to develop applications that use dynamic data coming from a
database or any other datasource.
In this example, a JSP (JavaServer Page) is used to retrieve data from a relational database and format the result set as an XML document.
A dataset can point to any kind of server-side program that is capable of generating XML dynamically: JavaServer Pages, Servlets, Microsoft Active Server Pages, ColdFusion pages, CGI applications, PHP scripts, etc.