pulling from a database with Spry and Dreamweaver CS3

Hi,

I think i might be missing something, but if I want to have an AJAX-based table with navigation using Dreamweaver CS3 and Spry, I must first create a Spry dataset, but this only gives me an option for XML.

I get it that AJAX requires XML, but any other AJAX elements I've been experimenting with has ways to extract db tables and convert to XML - why wouldn't the creme de la creme application for WYSIWYG softies like me make this a streamlined process?

Any suggestions on a flat or Spry-compatible db-to-XML script that works nicely with everything else Dreamweaver will try to do?

Nitobi widgets, for example, are looking for a database connection and are constructing the XML on the fly from that dynamic data. Trying to get CS3 to do the same thing, but can't find literature or tutorials on this

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