XML For Dummies® - Softcover

Tittel, Ed; Chandak, Ramesh; Mikula, Norbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076450360X ISBN 13: 9780764503603

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1998

Synopsis

Welcome to the brave new world of XML (also known as eXtensible Markup Language), the next generation in creating interactive, cutting–edge Web pages. If you′ve ever tried to build complex Web pages that integrate multiple sources of data, you know just how limiting HTML can be. Although XML may be a little intimidating at first, you′ll find yourself quickly up to speed with XML For Dummies, a plain–speaking, easy–to–understand reference book for all things XML. XML For Dummies takes you through a basic overview of XML—its capabilities, syntax, and technologies—before moving into useable information and step–by–step methods for designing, building, and using XML′s extensible features. XML′s special "dialects" support advanced tools for using push technology, building dynamic interfaces, and managing or transmitting data across the Web. And freeware and trial software versions of XML software packages, tips for finding online XML resources, a cross–linked glossary, code examples from the book, and other cool features are included on the bonus CD–ROM that comes with this indispensable guidebook.

• Offering the most recent XML core and related specifications including XML 1.1 and Microsoft Office 2003, this book is an ideal introductory resource on the basics of XML, the flexible way to create common information formats and share both the format and the data
• With more than 70 percent revised text, the new coverage includes how to use the XML features in Office 2003, a discussion of the many practical business applications for XML, and how to actually implement XML in a business setting
• Takes into account that XML is not exclusively for Web designers any longer and targets newcomers to XML who need to learn how to solve business issues as well as those who need practical XML solutions
• The companion Web site contains programming code, trial software packages, XML tools and parsers, and sample XSLT transforms
  

About this title

From the Back Cover

Your indispensable introductory guide updated to cover the latest XML tools and techniques!

Get the scoop on XML Schemas, XSLT, and Web services

Harness the power of XML and take the Web to the next level

Data exchange. Database connectivity. Complex document creation. With XML, you can create common formats for sharing information once you get the hang of all those rules. That′s where this book comes in. Now updated to cover the latest XML developments, this friendly reference helps you get the hang of DTDs, XML Schema, XPath, and other applications and start putting XML to work.

All this on the bonus CD–Rom

• Example markup from the book
• Trial and evaluation products, including XML Spy, Epic Editor, and IBM® XML Schema Quality Checker
• Freeware and open source products, including Ęlfred, XML4J, and Amaya

System requirements: Pentium PC running Windows 2000, Me, XP or later; Macintosh running OS X or later. See CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Synopsis

XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is called extensible because it extends the flexibility of SGML to Web page creation and enables users to define document types that are easy to manage, transmit and share across the Web. This overview of XML introduces the structure of syntax of XML and includes a review of relevant SGML terminology and technology. It demonstrates how to create document types that are easy to author, manage, share and transmit across the Web. It discusses how to extend HTML by creating tags and attributes to automate data delivery. It also examines the important browsers, plug-ins, viewers and extensions, as well as everything needed to prepare a Web server to deliver XML content. Relationships between XML, HTML and SGML are compared and contrasted. The accompanying CD-ROM includes SGML capable browsers, full-blown sample Web sites based on the examples, pointers to on-line information, software, tools and code examples.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076450360X
• ISBN 13: 9780764503603
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400