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Various Way To Store hierarchical Data

Asked by MickaelE in Web Development, MS SQL Server, Theory

Tags: XML Alternatives, Data Storage, Locking Data

I have a website where we are currently using an XML file to store our menu content. The problem we are experiencing is that, with multiple users simultaneously accessing the file for updates, the file locking isn't working as expected. As a result data is either being over-written or written to the wrong parts of the XML file.
What are some alternatives for storing a hierarchical menu?

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Various Way To Store hierarchical Data

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Tags: XML Alternatives, Data Storage, Locking Data

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