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Fully exploit the tremendous power of XML. Destined to become the information format of the future, XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is already being universally implemented by major players like Microsoft, IBM, and Netscape. Written by Microsoft insiders with hands-on XML experience, this book is a detailed resource kit for Web developers, IT professionals, software developers, programmers, and integrated solutions developers. This guide is packed with examples that can be used to leverage the full power of XML via real-world examples for creating applications such as e-commerce, data exchange, document formats, and customized markup languages. CD-ROM includes source code from the book and comprehensive demonstration applications, Active Server scripting examples for server-side interaction, and updates on XML from the W3C. Topics covered: Java XML parsers, server-side XML: Active Server Pages (ASPs) and servlets, XML data types.
This book teaches you all you need to know about XML - what it is, how it works, what technologies surround it, and how it can best be used in a variety of situations, from simple data transfer to using XML in your web pages. It builds on the strengths of the first edition, and provides new material to reflect the changes in the XML landscape - notably SOAP and Web Services, and the publication of the XML Schemas Recommendation by the W3C. This book covers: XML syntax and writing well-formed XML; Using XML Namespaces; Transforming XML into other formats with XSLT; XPath and XPointer for locating specific XML data; XML Validation using DTDs and XML Schemas; Manipulating XML documents with the DOM and SAX 2.0; SOAP and Web Services; Displaying XML using CSS and XSL; Incorporating XML into tradition databases and n-tier architectures; XLink and XPointer for linking XML and non-XML resources. For any developer who is interested in learning XML.
What every IT manager and system administrator needs to know about the technology that drives the B2B marketplace. The B2B marketplace is rapidly exploding--fast outpacing business-to-consumer e-commerce and expected to reach more than $7 trillion in sales by 2004. This guidebook equips XML authors, programmers, and managers with the technology know-how they need to create and develop simple yet robust B2B systems from scratch. It provides easy-to-understand explanations on how and why XML and other important technologies such as HTTP and MIME are driving the B2B marketplace. Along with XML and Java code examples, readers will find broad coverage of emerging standards and protocols, including Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), ebXML from OASIS/UN/CEFACT, XML Common Business Language (xCBL), BizTalk, and Commerce XML (cXML), XML document structure, DTDs, XML Schema, Public-key infrastructure, Digital signatures, and XML Signature.
Oracle Corporation, committed to supporting XML in a wide range of products, has XML-enabled its entire Oracle Internet platform--the Oracle8i database, Oracle interMedia, Oracle Application Server, and a variety of other products. Building Oracle XML Applications, by Steve Muench, Oracle's lead "XML evangelist" and a key Oracle XML developer, gives Java and PL/SQL developers a rich and detailed look at the many tools Oracle has provided to support XML development, such as the Oracle XML Parser, the Oracle XML SQL Utility, and the XSQL Servlet. Products covered include: XSQL pages and the XSQL servlet: declarative templates and an extensive framework to assemble any kind of static or dynamic XML information and transform it for delivery using XSLT stylesheets; JDeveloper: a complete integrated development environment for Java XML developers, including editing, syntax checking, debugging, and more; XSLT Processor; XML SQL utility; XML Parser.
The hottest new way to build content - know it or be left behind. Building XML Applications is your guide into this robust and flexible markup language which is revolutionizing the way information is presented, stored, and processed. With XML and Java, you can create the next generation of distributed Internet/Network applications. This book clearly explains XML and also walks you through the creation of real applications. Content-based structure and flexibility is at the core of XML, permitting the creation of documents with content bearing meaning for both humans and computers. Focusing on learning through examples, this book will show developers how to create financial, document management and electronic commerce XML applications to address real programming needs. Understand how XML applications are organized and structured Java and XML are integrated into a powerful tool set Information standards are created with XML.
Understand how to build robust, high performing business solutions for the Web by exploiting protocols and tools such as SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, and XML. Build state of the art distributed Web applications with this comprehensive XML Web services development guide, which examines the architecture, protocols, and practices you need to know how to build Web-ready, distributed object applications. It gives you in depth information about the basic building blocks of SML Web services: Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Web Services Description Language (WSDL), Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI), and Microsoft .NET Framework technologies. It also describes Microsoft .NET My Services and other upcoming XML based technologies from Microsoft. This book covers: benefits of xml web services; creating an xml web service, soap, xml schema, wsdl, Microsoft ASP.NE, XML serialization, and the Global XML Web Services Architecture (GXA).
Cocoon: Building XML Applications provides a comprehensive guide to the Apache open source project Cocoon. According to the official Cocoon web site, "Apache Cocoon is an XML publishing framework that raises the usage of XML and XSLT technologies for server applications to a new level. Cocoon allows you to define XML documents and transformations to be applied on it, to eventually generate a presentation format of your choice (HTML, PDF, SVG, etc.). Cocoon also gives you the possibility to apply logic to your XML files (so that the XML pipeline can be dynamic)." In the book, managers will find detailed information on XML and be motivated to employ open source XML software to build modern application architectures. Site administrators will find everything they need to get up and running with Cocoon. In addition, detailed examples will provide the "hands-on" experience of building applications with Cocoon.
CodeNotes provides the most succinct, accurate, and speedy way for a developer to ramp up on a new technology or language. Unlike other programming books, CodeNotes drills down to the core aspects of a technology, focusing on the key elements needed in order to understand it quickly and implement it immediately. It is a unique resource for developers, filling the gap between comprehensive manuals and pocket references. CodeNotes for XML is a practical handbook for Java and Visual Basic developers interested in working with XML. You will learn how to leverage both CSS and XSLT to produce rich, compelling output, as well as manipulate XML using the DOM and SAX APIs. The new XML Schema specification is also covered in-depth. CodeNotes for XML is your guide to these powerful technologies, presented within the context of the distributed application, database, or web-based world you already know. Gregory Brill has written for C++ Users Journal.
Author David Gulbransen explains the evolution of XML, the concepts behind the XML technology, and the reasons why you might consider XML for applications within your organization. Learn the historical background on XML and how it came into being, including its relationships to other Web technologies such as HTML. See explanations of the building blocks of XML, which allow you to create and use XML based documents and solutions. Coverage of advanced XML topics is included, which will provide you with the direction for more complex XML solutions. Also included is an overview of the related technologies which are helping XML become firmly entrenched in data management issues relating to the Internet. Written by the creator of XML Pro, this text explains such aspects of XML as its evolution, its concepts and technologies, reasons to consider it for applications within your organization, and its relation to other Web technologies.
Following the humbling of the ‘dot.coms' it is well implemented corporate portals that are ushering in a new and prosperous era of e-business. Corporate Portals Empowered with XML and Web Services provides decision makers with a clear and concise explanation of what portals are all about, why you really need a portal strategy, how you go about implementing one, and the issues you have to encounter and surmount. Guruge shows how you can successfully use XML and web services to empower your portals for collaboration, knowledge management, CRM, ERP and supply chain management. KEY FEATURES: Extensive examples of corporate portals illustrate the utility of the technology; Detailed architectural and network diagrams of portal implementations; Comprehensive references to guides, solutions, products and terminology leverage living outside resources. Provides decision makers with a clear and concise explanation of what portals are all about.
To leverage the full power of XML, companies need shared vocabularies to base their documents and scripts upon. XML Schema makes it possible to create those shared vocabularies-and Definitive XML Schema is the authoritative guide to the standard! Written by Priscilla Walmsley, a member of the W3C working group that created XML Schema, this book explains the W3C Recommendation with unprecedented insight and clarity and introduces practical techniques for writing schemas to support any B2B, Web service, or content processing application. Coverage includes: How XML Schema provides a rigorous, complete standard for modeling XML document structure, content, and datatypes; Schema composition, instance validation, documentation, namespaces; XML Schema building blocks; type derivation, model groups, substitution groups, identity constraints, redefinition; Transition guidance for experienced DTD developers; An in-depth primer on effective schema design.
Designed for the Delphi developer who wants to learn about XML, Delphi Developer's Guide to XML covers all aspects of utilizing the power of XML through the Delphi environment. This book provides a solid introduction to the technologies that make up XML and its related specifications. In-depth coverage of the Document Object Model (DOM) includes investigation of the basic specification and three implementations: Microsoft's DOM, CUESoft's DOM, and Open XML's DOM. Similarly, both Microsoft's version and a native Delphi implementation are described for the Simple API for XML (SAX). Generating XML documents is detailed using simple text, Delphi's Web modules and XMLBroker, each of the DOMs, and SAX. Developing applications that make use of XML is also covered, including XSLT and SOAP examples. The CD includes the relevant specifications regarding XML, along with all the code from the book and various XML tools.
Designing XML Databases is a comprehensive guide to XML-based database design in Web and enterprise environments. If you already own an XML-enabled database system, you'll discover powerful design techniques for making the most of it. If you're working with a conventional RDBMS, you'll learn better ways to utilize it in XML application development. And if you're constructing an XML-based database from scratch, you'll master a complete conceptual framework, using a start-to-finish case study. Mark Graves covers all this, and more: Integrating database design, DBMS system design, and XML application design; Using object-oriented, relational, and flat-file databases to store XML data; Expert XML-based data modeling techniques; XML database queries: practical approaches, JDBC techniques, and mathematical foundations; Building XSL and Java user interfaces to Web XML databases; XML database architecture and native indexing; Integrating XML databases.
Learn why your organization needs XML and how it combines SGML's legendary power with the simplicity and accessibility of the best Web-based applications. Walk step-by-step through the fundamentals of XML usage and design: not just basic syntax, but the real-world processes you must understand to achieve XML's full benefits. Discover specific approaches for building a robust, effective XML-based intranet communications infrastructure-techniques you won't find anywhere else. Build six full-scale, practical XML applications, including bulletin boards, order entry systems, document conversion tools and more. All the Java, C++, C and perl source code you need is included on CD-ROM along with XML parsing tools and Sun Microsystem's Java Development Kit (JDK). There's no better way to jumpstart your own XML application development! Designing XML Internet Applications is the first complete guide to building XML Internet applications that can automate.
Provides insights on how to use the extensible markup language (XML) to access, manipulate, and exchange data among enterprise systems. The guide examines the newest XML-related technologies for data exchange, and how XML fits into the Microsoft DNA architecture for distributed computing. Topics include document type definitions, entities, XML schemas, BizTalk, the simple object access protocol (SOAP), and Internet Explorer 5. The CD-ROM contains sample code in Visual Basic, VBScript, and JScript. Guide demonstrating how to take advantage of XML, Document Type Definitions, combine XML, use XML data exchange in products such as Internet Explorer 5 Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, create standardized messages, and build scalable, Windows DNA-compatible systems. CD-ROM included. DLC: XML (Document markup language). Call methods through firewalls and between difference platforms with the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) open messaging protocol.
DocBook is an SGML format for writing structured documents and it has been adopted by a large and growing community of authors writing books of all kinds. DocBook Publishing provides clear, concise information on how DocBook can be used for publishing in-house documentation projects, academic purposes, and much more. This comprehensive reference covers all aspects of using DocBook, from writing a book or article to using Jade to convert DocBook files to finished products. Writers looking to publish a book, an article, or Web content will find all they need to know in this hands-on resource. User-friendly guide to using DocBook's markup language to produce professional documents for distribution in a wide variety of media. The CD-ROM features templates and samples from the text, SGML tools, and other specialized tools. System requirements not listed. Additional DocBook references are listed in an appendix of the text.
Companies worldwide are discovering the extraordinary value of XML technology and professionals of all types are suddenly discovering that they must understand XML to achieve their business goals. Now there's a complete, non-technical briefing on XML technology that cuts through the hype and focuses on what nonprogrammers need to know. The Essential Guide to XML Technologies explains what XML is, how it works, exactly what problems it can solve and how you can use it for competitive advantage. Topics include: How XML differs from HTML and other previous markup technologies; Real-world case studies: manufacturing, publishing; XML applications in both e-business and "bricks-and-mortar" companies; Using XML to simplify enterprise application integration; Advanced XML applications: trading exchanges, digital dashboards; Building wireless, portable, and voice-based applications with XML; Industry-specialized XML languages: finance, media, security.
This book is for anyone working with today's mainstream XML technologies. It was specifically designed to serve as a handy but thorough quick reference that answers the most common XML-related technical questions. It goes beyond the traditional pocket reference design by providing complete coverage of each topic along with plenty of meaningful examples. Each chapter provides a brief introduction, which is followed by the detailed reference information. This approach assumes the reader has a basic understanding of the given topic. The detailed outline (at the beginning), index (in the back), bleeding tabs (along the side), and the page headers/footers were designed to help readers quickly find answers to their questions. Covering all of XML, as well as many related protocols and technologies, this book provides a handy, one-stop resource to XML syntax, usage, and programming techniques. Compiled and written by two leading XML authorities.
Introduces the syntax of HTML for describing and organizing the text and images on a web page to be displayed in a web browser. Written for the beginner, the guide also explains hyperlinks, site navigation, tables, graphical tools, web publishing, style sheets for positioning content on a web page, and the basics of organizing data with XML. Now you can code your own Web pages--and produce impressive features and effects--faster, smarter, and better. This friendly, high-energy guide makes it easy learn about HTML, XML, style sheets, Dynamic HTML (DHTML), eXtensible HTML (XHTML), and more. Do real things with HTML and XML right now; Code and post your first Web page; Format text and images and add hyperlinks; Incorporate sound and video; Use XML to organize and exchange all kinds of data; Get richer page formatting and control with style sheets; Create interactive effects with Dynamic HTML (DHTML); Prepare for the future eXtensible HTML (XHTML).
HTML and XML for Beginners provides Web coding beginners with a concise guide to the world of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and previews even more powerful alternatives such as Extensible Markup Language (XML). Rich in examples, the book walks the Web beginner through basic HTML techniques such as creating and publishing Web pages, formatting text, adding graphics, and creating hyperlinks. It shows how to use tables to organize content, forms to gather input from site visitors, image maps to support point-and-click navigation, and styles, properties, and multimedia to add visual and sonic interest. It clearly demonstrates how to spice up Web pages with interactive elements by using Dynamic HTML (DHTML). The book ends with an extensive discussion of XML, and its relevance for data exchange. The book also explores XML variants such as Vector Markup Language (VML), and XHTML the merger of XML and HTML.
Inside XML DTDs is a complete handbook to the DTDs created for general purpose use as well as specific technical ones. Coverage of data formats, technical formats, and business formats as well as a complete guide to creating, using, and updating DTDs. A guide to creating, using, and updating document type definitions (DTDs), which provide a layer of additional power on top of the document structures built into XML and enable documents to share large chunks of information. Written by a consultant and a programmer, the guide covers both general DTDs and the technically specific MathML, Chemical Markup Language, and Bioinformatic Sequence Language. The CD-ROM contains DTDs discussed in the book, sample documents, and browsers. Topics covered: XML syntax, DTD document design, XLink and XPointer, MathML, RDF and Dublin Core, VHGTM, CML, BioML, BSML, Weather Observation Markup Format, AML, AIML, and Perl-based XML processing.
Geared toward experienced developers, this reference demonstrates how Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), and XML technologies can be used together to create more robust distributed applications and software systems. The use of XML technology to extend and enhance the capabilities of the J2EE platform is covered in detail. Discussed are J2EE and XML integration at each layer of an n-tier distributed application model. Design patterns, tradeoffs, and decision criteria are provided in terms of individual XML and J2EE technology combinations. Hot topics in application integration are also covered, including Web services, architectures, and business partner integration. This guide teaches how, where, and why to use XML in each layer of a J2EE application. It categorizes and explains recent Java and XML technology developments and suggests ways in which a J2EE application can utilize them. Kurt Gabrick is a software architect and developer.
This title provides a comprehensive reference/tutorial for Java programmers who want to tap the synergy of XML and Java in key Web development tasks. The Java, XML, and Web Services Bible serves as a reference/tutorial for a variety of XML and Java related topics. It covers areas such as B2B, Instant Messaging, Java and XML Binding, Scalable Vector Graphics, and Application development with XML and JSP. It discusses some commercial and open technologies used with Java and XML such as Cocoon, Batik, and Xerces. Complete coverage of the latest techniques, protocols, and underlying technologies make this the ideal guide, whether you are an XML newcomer of a veteran Internet developer. Combine platform-neutral Java programming with XML's platform-neutral data format and you get a powerful new paradigm for creating distributed applications and Web services. Mike Jasnowski is a senior software engineer at eXcelon Corporation in Burlington, MA.
A nuts and bolts guide focusing exclusively on Suns Java XML API. The sole purpose of Sun Microsystems Java XML API is to write programs that generate XML data for transmission and programs that decipher incoming XML data. While there are many references on the market offering exhaustive coverage of Java, XML, and the JAXP, until now there were none dedicated to providing developers and IT professionals with instant access to critical, drill-down information on how to use the Java XML API to transmit, receive, create, load, and modify XML documents. Arthur Griffith offers clear and concise coverage of the underlying theory involved and uses numerous examples to demonstrate the APIs various features and capabilities. Companion Web site includes all examples from the book along with a valuable resource listing. Geared toward developers and IT professionals with an understanding of the fundamentals of Java, HTML, and URLs.
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a design language that permits the user to develop a customized markup language for a unique document, whether it is text or data. As the use of XML becomes more widespread, a comprehensive guide to its features is needed. George Doss provides such a reference with Learn XML Tips. This book uses the frequently asked questions (FAQ) format to provide concise answers about a range of subjects, including designing an XML DTD, dialects, processing, and the implications of using XML with Internet Explorer 5.0. The appendices include a glossary, the XML production rules, and the differences between XML and SGML, and XML and HTML. Uses over 600 questions and answers to highlight the concepts and techniques of using XML, SGML and HTML. For introductory to intermediate level XML programmers. The companion CD contains Extensibility Inc.'s Turbo XML, which includes XML Authority, XML Instance, and XML Console.