Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: what is the best practive for extracting xml like info from variables

Is the data being stored as xml, or is it already in the database as individual fields? It seems unlikely that a single page would ask for 15 independent pieces of data to present to a user. Usually a query can be structured to bring all the data needed from the database in a few queries, then your tcl script can choose what to actually display.

More info on your problem would be helpful.