The XML Handbook

by Goldfarb, Charles F.; Prescod, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780130147141
• ISBN10: 0130147141
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

This is the only definitive XML guide for Web professionals and their managers. Now totally revised to reflect the newest advances in XML technology, this new Second Edition is all you need to master the latest XML tools, standards, and applications! Two renowned XML experts start with an accurate, easy-to-understand explanation of XML, its components, structure, and goals. Review powerful XML applications, including personalized web sites, e-commerce, supply chain integration, language translation, securities regulation, and help desk automation. The book presents seven detailed case studies, from the Washington Post, Hitachi Semiconductor, and other leading-edge implementers. Compare today's best XML tools, including ADEPT Editor, XMetaL, DynaTag, Astoria, XML Styler, and POET Content Management Suite. Finally, preview new XML technologies, including Xlink, XSL, WIDI, and XML RPC. Bonus CD-ROM contains 110 freeware XML packages, including IBM's Alphaworks Suite and Exeter's XML Web Server.

Author Biography

Paul Prescod is a leading XML consulting engineer for DataChannel's ISOGEN Division.

Table of Contents

Preface	xliii
Foreword	li
Prolog	liv
Part I The Who, What, and Why of XML	2	(76)
Why XML?	4	(18)
Introductory Discussion
Text formatters and SGML	6	(11)
Formatting markup	6	(2)
Generalized markup	8	(9)
HTML and the Web	17	(3)
HTML gets extended - unofficially!	18	(1)
The World Wide Web reacts	19	(1)
Conclusion	20	(2)
Just enough XML	22	(20)
Introductory Discussion
The goal	24	(1)
Elements: The logical structure	25	(2)
Unicode: The character set	27	(1)
Entities: The physical structure	28	(2)
Markup	30	(1)
Document types	31	(3)
Document type definitions	31	(1)
HTML: A cautionary tale	32	(1)
Declaring a DTD	33	(1)
Well-formedness and validity	34	(2)
Hyperlinking and addressing	36	(1)
Stylesheets	37	(1)
Programming interfaces and models	38	(3)
Parsing	38	(1)
APIs	39	(2)
Conclusion	41	(1)
Where is XML going?	42	(14)
Introductory Discussion
Beyond HTML	43	(4)
Database publishing	47	(2)
Electronic commerce and EDI	49	(1)
Multimedia	50	(1)
Metadata	51	(2)
Channel Definition Format	51	(1)
Platform for Internet Content Selection	52	(1)
Resource Description Framework	52	(1)
Topic maps	53	(1)
Content syndication	53	(1)
Science on the Web	54	(2)
XML in the real world	56	(12)
Introductory Discussion
Is XML for documents or for data?	57	(1)
A wide spectrum of application opportunities	58	(5)
Presentation-oriented publishing	60	(2)
Message-oriented middleware	62	(1)
Opposites are attracted	63	(2)
MOM and POP - They're so great together!	65	(2)
Conclusion	67	(1)
XML Jargon Demystifier™	68	(10)
Introductory Discussion
Structured vs. unstructured	70	(1)
Tag vs. element	71	(1)
Document type, DTD, and markup declarations	72	(1)
Document, XML document, and instance	73	(1)
Schema and schema definition	73	(1)
What's the meta?	74	(1)
Metadata	74	(1)
Metalanguage	74	(1)
Notations and characters	75	(1)
Coding, encoding, and markup	75	(1)
And in conclusion	76	(2)
Part 2 Middle-tier Servers	78	(72)
Personalized frequent-flyer website	80	(12)
Application Discussion
Today's frequent-flyer sites	81	(1)
What's wrong with this Web model?	82	(1)
A better model for doing business on the Web	83	(2)
An XML-enabled frequent-flyer website	85	(3)
Understanding the Softland Air scenario	88	(2)
Towards the Brave New Web	90	(2)
Building an online auction website	92	(18)
Application Discussion
Getting data from the middle tier	94	(8)
Defining the XML document structure	96	(1)
Using ASP files to generate XML documents	96	(3)
Generating XML from multiple databases	99	(3)
Generating XML from both databases and XML data sources	102	(1)
Building the user interface	102	(4)
Using procedural scripts	104	(1)
Using descriptive data binding	105	(1)
Updating the data source from the client	106	(1)
Conclusion	107	(3)
eXcelon: Serving information	110	(12)
Tool Discussion
E-business applications	111	(3)
Web catalogs	112	(1)
Knowledge management	112	(1)
Supply chain integration	113	(1)
Enterprise application integration (EAI)	113	(1)
Requirements for an information server	114	(1)
How eXcelon works	115	(7)
eXcelon Data Server	116	(1)
eXcelon Xconnects	116	(1)
eXcelon Toolbox	117	(5)
XML-Server: Serving dynamic data	122	(12)
Tool Discussion
Two kinds of server functionality	123	(1)
A dynamic data application	124	(1)
Architecture of a dynamic data server	125	(2)
Server components	127	(4)
Client	127	(1)
Communication services	127	(1)
Document handlers	128	(1)
XML core services	129	(2)
Data & business object access	131	(1)
Bluestone Visual-XML	131	(3)
California UnRealty	134	(8)
Case Study
System overview	135	(2)
Data collection	136	(1)
Data synchronization	136	(1)
Rendering XML documents	136	(1)
System architecture	137	(2)
The document shredder	139	(1)
Generating renditions	140	(1)
Summary	141	(1)
Wells Fargo & Company	142	(8)
Case Study
Website requirements	143	(1)
The challenge: Leverage all the information	144	(2)
The new intranet system	146	(1)
How the system works	147	(1)
Conclusion	148	(2)
Part 3 E-commerce	150	(90)
XML and EDI: The new Web commerce	152	(24)
Application Discussion
What is EDI?	153	(3)
Extranets can't hack it	154	(1)
XML can!	155	(1)
The new EDI	155	(1)
The value of EDI	156	(2)
The 20/80 rule	156	(2)
Ubiquitous EDI: A quantum leap forward	158	(1)
Traditional EDI: Built on outdated principles	158	(8)
The history of EDI	159	(1)
EDI technology basics	160	(1)
The problems of traditional EDI	161	(5)
The new EDI: Leveraging XML and the Internet	166	(7)
XML	167	(2)
The Internet	169	(1)
Internet technologies	170	(1)
XML data storage	171	(1)
Data filtering	171	(2)
Conclusion	173	(3)
XML and EDI: Working together	176	(14)
Application Discussion
What is e-commerce?	177	(4)
Web storefronts	178	(1)
E-commerce portals	179	(1)
Business-to-business e-commerce	180	(1)
Traditional EDI and XML compared	181	(4)
Message formats	182	(1)
The different flavors of XML and EDI	183	(2)
An XML-EDI trading system	185	(3)
XML to EDI	186	(1)
EDI to XML	186	(2)
The future of e-commerce	188	(2)
Supply chain integration	190	(14)
Application Discussion
Linking up a supply chain	191	(1)
Supply chain integration requirements	192	(1)
web Methods B2B	193	(9)
Overview of the system	193	(2)
The manufacturer services	195	(3)
The supplier services	198	(3)
Extending the supply chain	201	(1)
Conclusion	202	(2)
Bright Lighting Company	204	(10)
Case Study
The challenge	205	(1)
The scenario	206	(1)
The information base	206	(2)
DTD development	207	(1)
Utilization of standard texts	207	(1)
The print catalog	208	(6)
Assembly	208	(1)
Preparation for rendition	209	(1)
Online	210	(4)
Building a schema for a product catalog	214	(14)
Application Discussion
Online catalog requirements	215	(1)
Design considerations	216	(2)
Datatypes	218	(1)
Using datatypes in DTDs	218	(1)
Validating datatypes in DTDs	219	(1)
The design	219	(5)
The catalog	220	(1)
Manufacturer	221	(1)
Product	222	(1)
Promotion	222	(2)
The big picture	224	(1)
Alternatives to DTD declarations	224	(1)
A sample document	225	(2)
Conclusion	227	(1)
Agent Discovery	228	(12)
Case Study
Agent Discovery	229	(1)
Picture this	230	(3)
Access vs. integration	231	(1)
The solution: Web automation	232	(1)
What is Web automation?	233	(1)
Discovering common ground	234	(1)
What about XML?	235	(1)
Architecture principles	236	(1)
Conclusion	237	(3)
Part 4 Portals	240	(72)
DataChannel: Enterprise portals	242	(14)
Tool Discussion
Information is the global economy	243	(3)
Enterprise Information challenges	246	(3)
Managed data	246	(1)
Unmanaged data	247	(2)
Enterprise information portals	249	(2)
The role of XML	249	(1)
The golden rule of content	250	(1)
EIP empowers the enterprise	250	(1)
A framework for portals	251	(4)
Strategy	252	(1)
Design & architecture	253	(1)
Software	253	(2)
Summary	255	(1)
Sequoia: Portal development system	256	(10)
Tool Discussion
What is an EIP?	258	(1)
Vertical portals	258	(1)
Grouping vs. aggregating	258	(1)
Portal development system	259	(7)
Data acquisition	259	(1)
Data management	260	(3)
Data presentation	263	(3)
ibm.com	266	(12)
Case Study
The challenge	267	(1)
Content management	267	(1)
Maintenance and redesign	268	(1)
Using XML	268	(4)
News documents	268	(1)
Shop documents	269	(2)
Search Results	271	(1)
Product Navigation	271	(1)
Implementation strategies	272	(6)
Client-side rendering	273	(1)
Dynamic server-side rendering	274	(2)
Cached server-side rendering	276	(2)
RxML: Your prescription for healthcare	278	(10)
Application Discussion
Doing as well as can be expected - Not!	281	(1)
The prescription: a health portal system	281	(2)
Connectivity counts	283	(1)
Aggregation adds value	284	(2)
Personalization assures usability	286	(1)
Linking up the supply chain	287	(1)
Conclusion	287	(1)
XMLNews: A syndication document type	288	(12)
Application Discussion
Structure of a news story	290	(1)
Structure of an XMLNews-Story document	291	(5)
Rich inline markup	296	(3)
Media objects	299	(1)
Wavo Corporation	300	(12)
Case Study
The challenge	301	(3)
Wavo's NewsPak service	304	(6)
Transport layer	305	(1)
Content layer	306	(2)
Business layer	308	(2)
Summary	310	(2)
Part 5 Publishing	312	(90)
Hitachi Semiconductor	314	(10)
Case Study
Introduction	315	(2)
The business case	317	(1)
Phase 1: Creating a single source file	317	(3)
Phase 2: Automating transformations with XML	320	(1)
``Publishing on steroids''	320	(2)
Facilitation of Web-based searching	322	(1)
Quantifiable savings	322	(1)
Conclusion: A new dimension of automation	323	(1)
Frank Russell Company	324	(22)
Case Study
Background	325	(1)
Project strategy considerations	326	(3)
Proceeding from a theoretical abstraction to practical applications	327	(1)
Phasing deliverables with measurable return on investment	327	(1)
Continuing research in parallel with focused development projects	327	(1)
Alignment with overall corporate strategies	328	(1)
Executive sponsorship.	328	(1)
Identifying the needs	329	(2)
Business requirements	329	(1)
Technical requirements	330	(1)
Create an abstract architecture	331	(2)
Implement applications	333	(11)
Real-world design issues	334	(2)
Phased implementation plan	336	(8)
Conclusion	344	(2)
City Of Providence	346	(12)
Case Study
The Providence Guide prototype	347	(2)
Information architecture	349	(1)
Conversion to XML	349	(1)
Generating the electronic book	349	(2)
Using multiple stylesheets	350	(1)
Web delivery	351	(1)
Dynamic Web delivery	352	(2)
Updating the XML data	354	(1)
Revising the Electronic Book	355	(2)
Summary	357	(1)
PC World Online	358	(16)
Case Study
The challenge	359	(4)
Complex conversion requirements	360	(2)
Time-consuming HTML markup	362	(1)
Richly-structured information sources	362	(1)
Templates and databases were not enough	363	(1)
XML provides a solution	364	(4)
Content creation and storage	364	(2)
Data delivery	366	(1)
Improved workflow	367	(1)
Results and benefits	368	(5)
Publish to and from multiple formats	368	(1)
Reuse	369	(1)
Tailored information for site visitors	369	(2)
Reduced cost and time to market	371	(1)
Improved quality	372	(1)
Future-proofing with a standard	372	(1)
Job satisfaction	372	(1)
Summary	373	(1)
MTU-DaimlerChrysler Aerospace	374	(8)
Case Study
The challenge	375	(1)
The solution	376	(3)
Selecting content to be customized	378	(1)
Content editing	378	(1)
Integration and republishing	379	(1)
The result	379	(3)
FrameMaker+ SGML: Editing+ composition	382	(20)
Tool Discussion
Leveraging information	383	(1)
XML editing functions	384	(9)
Guided editing	385	(1)
Editing flexibility	386	(1)
Problem correction	386	(3)
Editing utilities	389	(3)
Managing external content	392	(1)
Well-formedness support	393	(1)
Automated formatting and composition	393	(1)
Rule-based formatting	393	(1)
Interactive formatting	394	(1)
Document fragments	394	(2)
Publishing the document	396	(2)
Paper publishing	396	(1)
Online publishing	396	(2)
Customization and preparation	398	(4)
DTD customization	398	(1)
Defining formatting rules	399	(1)
Extensibility	400	(2)
Part 6 Content Management	402	(78)
Tweddle Litho Company	404	(10)
Case Study
Auto manufacturing is large-scale publishing	406	(1)
Global markets, global information	407	(1)
Needed: An XML component management system	408	(2)
Improving the translation process	410	(2)
One Source, multiple delivery formats	412	(1)
Printed delivery	412	(1)
Online delivery	412	(1)
Conclusion	413	(1)
Epic: Efficient content management	414	(14)
Tool Discussion
How today's process works	416	(2)
Original creation workflow	416	(1)
Revisions and updates	417	(1)
How to make the process efficient	418	(8)
Dealing with file conversions	418	(4)
Preventing duplicate content proliferation	422	(1)
Personalized delivery	423	(3)
Conclusion	426	(2)
BladeRunner: The content life cycle	428	(14)
Tool Discussion
Document management and content management	430	(1)
Document management	430	(1)
Content management	430	(1)
Content life cycle	431	(10)
Content capture	431	(3)
Editing and styling	434	(2)
Management	436	(2)
Reuse	438	(1)
Publishing	438	(3)
Conclusion	441	(1)
SigmaLink: Links and workflow	442	(12)
Tool Discussion
Link management	444	(3)
Workflow integration	447	(1)
Open architecture and APIs	448	(2)
Client server communication via HTTP	449	(1)
Server extensions	449	(1)
Client APIs	450	(1)
Specialty modules	450	(2)
Reference works module	451	(1)
Journal publishing module	451	(1)
Legal publishing module	451	(1)
Loose-leaf module	452	(1)
Topic map module	452	(1)
Conclusion	452	(2)
Oracle8i: Enterprise data management	454	(14)
Tool Discussion
Enterprise applications and XML	456	(1)
Data sharing and communication	456	(1)
Customized presentation of data	456	(1)
Requirements for enterprise data management	457	(3)
Data storage and management	457	(2)
Data views and interchange	459	(1)
Query facilities	459	(1)
Integration with existing systems	460	(1)
Reading and writing XML	460	(6)
Reading XML from a database	461	(3)
Writing XML into a database	464	(2)
Internet file system	466	(1)
Conclusion	466	(2)
Congressional Quarterly	468	(12)
Case Study
Documents and data	469	(2)
It's all data!	470	(1)
Comparing documents to data	470	(1)
A word of caution	471	(1)
Requirements	471	(3)
Multiple products from multiple sources	472	(1)
Unified data repository (UDR)	472	(2)
Product extraction and delivery	474	(1)
System design	474	(3)
Document feed loading	474	(1)
Product extraction and delivery	475	(2)
Conclusion	477	(3)
Part 7 Content Acquisition	480	(68)
WordPerfect: The information supply chain	482	(14)
Tool Discussion
Customizing editing environments	484	(7)
Templates	484	(1)
Document type definitions	485	(1)
Stylesheets	485	(6)
XML editing	491	(2)
Automatic environment initialization	491	(1)
Structured editing	491	(1)
Changing the rendition	492	(1)
Tables	492	(1)
Special characters	493	(1)
Element and attribute insertion	493	(1)
Validation	493	(1)
Empowering the information supply chain	493	(3)
Documentor: Hyperlinked XML editing	496	(6)
Tool Discussion
Presentation of structural relationships	497	(1)
Access to related files	498	(1)
Personal Portals	498	(2)
Web-based editing	500	(1)
Conclusion	500	(2)
DynaTag: Visual conversion environment	502	(12)
Tool Discussion
Concepts of document conversion	503	(2)
Data rescue	504	(1)
Style serves meaning	505	(1)
Converting documents with DynaTag	505	(8)
Getting started	505	(1)
Mapping	506	(7)
Preparing for electronic publishing	513	(1)
Planning for document conversion	514	(20)
Application Discussion
The Data Conversion Laboratory methodology	516	(2)
Phase 1: Concept and planning	518	(4)
Project concept	518	(1)
Materials evaluation	519	(2)
Rough-cut pricing estimate	521	(1)
Project feasibility analysis	522	(1)
Phase 2: Proof-of-concept	522	(5)
Project initiation	523	(1)
Sample set definition	523	(1)
Inventory materials	524	(1)
Data conversion guidelines	524	(1)
Data conversion specification	525	(1)
Software and pilot conversion	525	(1)
Pricing	526	(1)
Go/no-go decision	526	(1)
Planning for future phases	527	(1)
Phase 3: Analysis, design and engineering	527	(3)
Production process planning	528	(1)
Production quality planning	529	(1)
Production ramp-up	530	(1)
Phase 4: Production	530	(1)
Conclusion	531	(3)
Integrating legacy data	534	(14)
Application Discussion
What is legacy data?	535	(2)
Unlocking legacy data	536	(1)
The benefit of Y2K	536	(1)
E-commerce with legacy data	537	(5)
Y2K-compliant date exchange	538	(2)
International invoicing	540	(1)
Automated bid response	541	(1)
Legacy data flow	542	(5)
Usage scenarios	543	(1)
XML-based legacy data flow	544	(2)
XML communication server	546	(1)
Data repositories	546	(1)
Legacy data challenges	547	(1)
Part 8 Stylesheets	548	(38)
INSIGHT: The role of stylesheets	550	(8)
Tool Discussion
The need for intelligent publications	552	(1)
Creating a stylesheet	552	(4)
Associating processing with document components	554	(1)
Specifying processing	555	(1)
Delivering the results	556	(2)
Stylesheets for interactive applications	558	(16)
Application Discussion
Using HTML	560	(4)
Interactive HTML applications	560	(2)
Three strategies for interactivity	562	(1)
HTML limitations	563	(1)
Using XML	564	(6)
Five precepts	564	(6)
XML advantages	570	(1)
Interactive XML applications	570	(4)
The RivCom projects	571	(1)
The enabling architecture	572	(2)
Desiging website stylesheets	574	(12)
Application Discussion
Server delivery strategy	576	(3)
Accessing all the data	576	(1)
Serving the data efficiently	577	(2)
Designing document types for navigation	579	(4)
Cross-referencing	579	(2)
Traversing to referenced nodes	581	(1)
Defining an ID attribute	581	(2)
Filtering with XSL	583	(1)
Rendering XML documents as speech	584	(1)
Conclusion	585	(1)
Part 9 Navigation	586	(64)
Extended linking	588	(14)
Application Discussion
The shop notes application	589	(4)
What is extended linking?	590	(1)
Displaying extended links	591	(1)
Notes survive to new versions of manuals	592	(1)
Vendors can use the notes	593	(1)
Other applications of extended linking	593	(4)
Public resource communities of interest	594	(1)
Guidance documents	595	(1)
Computer-augmented memory	596	(1)
Intellectual property management	597	(1)
Strong link typing	597	(2)
Hiding the installation log	598	(1)
Why do we need strong link typing?	598	(1)
Anchor role identification	599	(1)
Conclusion	599	(3)
B2B QueryView: XQL search tool	602	(16)
Tool Discussion
XQL queries	604	(2)
Path expressions	604	(1)
Patterns	605	(1)
Using QueryView	606	(4)
Loading a document	606	(3)
Editing a document	609	(1)
Children and descendants	610	(2)
Attributes	612	(2)
Filtering with subqueries	614	(1)
Methods	615	(2)
Additional XQL features	617	(1)
Topic maps: Knowledge navigation aids	618	(18)
Application Discussion
Topic maps in a nutshell	620	(8)
Topic and topic type	621	(1)
Topic occurrence and occurrence role	622	(1)
Indexes and glossaries	622	(2)
Topic association and association type	624	(2)
Thesauri and semantic networks	626	(1)
Scope	627	(1)
Public subject	628	(1)
Facets	628	(1)
Applications of topic maps	628	(3)
Reference work publishing	628	(2)
Technical documentation	630	(1)
Tool support for topic maps	631	(4)
Topic map design	631	(1)
Creation and maintenance	632	(1)
Exchange of topic maps	633	(1)
Navigating a map	633	(1)
As we think...	634	(1)
Conclusion	635	(1)
The universal collaborative Web	636	(14)
Application Discussion
Some collaborative Web scenarios	637	(4)
The project leader	638	(1)
The physician	639	(1)
The programmer	640	(1)
The car dealer	640	(1)
The missing links	641	(4)
Writable Web archives	642	(1)
Personal Portals	643	(2)
Tool requirements	645	(3)
Conclusion	648	(2)
Part 10 XML and Programming	650	(70)
Java technology for XML development	652	(10)
Tool Discussion
SAX and DOM implementations	654	(4)
The SAX API	654	(3)
The DOM API	657	(1)
XML middleware services	658	(4)
Business 1	659	(1)
Business 2	660	(2)
Distributed programming through XML	662	(10)
Application Discussion
XML as a component model	663	(3)
Version support	664	(1)
Transactions	665	(1)
Application server facilities	665	(1)
An XML component model sample	666	(6)
Object classes	667	(1)
Separate method invocations	668	(1)
Single transaction	669	(3)
WIDL and XML RPC	672	(16)
Application Discussion
XML alone is not quite enough	673	(2)
The missing piece	674	(1)
The role of WIDL	675	(1)
WIDL the IDL	675	(3)
Methods	676	(1)
Records	676	(2)
Remote procedure calls	678	(3)
Representing RPC messages in XML	679	(1)
Generic and custom message DTDs	680	(1)
Integrating applications	681	(4)
Stubs	681	(3)
Document mapping	684	(1)
Interoperability attained	685	(3)
Bean Markup Language (BML)	688	(18)
Application Discussion
BML: The reason why	689	(2)
What is BML?	690	(1)
Objectives of BML	691	(1)
BML language elements	691	(5)
Bean creation and access	693	(1)
Property and field configuration	693	(1)
Event binding	694	(1)
Bean method calls	695	(1)
Explicit type conversions	695	(1)
Bean hierarchy creation	696	(1)
BML script definition	696	(1)
The BML processing model	696	(1)
A BML example: The Juggler	697	(1)
The dynamic application spectrum	698	(6)
Monolithic applications	701	(1)
Configurable applications	701	(1)
Function on demand	702	(1)
Function synthesis	702	(2)
Summary	704	(2)
Luxembourg Police	706	(14)
Case Study
System architecture	708	(1)
Strategic considerations	709	(1)
DTD development	710	(2)
DB DTD	710	(1)
Message DTD	710	(1)
Dialog DTD	711	(1)
Subsystems	712	(7)
Generation of database services	712	(1)
Specification of data/message groups	713	(2)
Server	715	(1)
Specification of dialogs	715	(2)
Client terminal	717	(2)
Conclusions	719	(1)
Part 11 XML Tutorials	720	(110)
XML basics	722	(26)
Friendly Tutorial
Syntactic details	724	(6)
Case-sensitivity	724	(1)
Markup and data	725	(1)
White space	726	(1)
Names and name tokens	726	(1)
Literal strings	727	(2)
Grammars	729	(1)
Prolog vs. instance	730	(1)
The logical structure	730	(2)
Elements	732	(3)
Attributes	735	(2)
The prolog	737	(4)
XML declaration	738	(2)
Document type declaration	740	(1)
Markup miscellany	741	(6)
Predefined entities	741	(2)
CDATA sections	743	(2)
Comments	745	(2)
Summary	747	(1)
Creating a document type definition	748	(32)
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Document type declaration	750	(2)
Internal and external subset	752	(3)
Element type declarations	755	(1)
Element type content specification	756	(3)
Empty content	757	(1)
ANY content	757	(1)
Mixed content	758	(1)
Content models	759	(4)
Attributes	763	(15)
Attribute-list declarations	765	(1)
Attribute defaults	766	(3)
Attribute types	769	(9)
Notation Declarations	778	(2)
Entities: Breaking up is easy to do	780	(24)
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Overview	781	(4)
Entity details	785	(1)
Classifications of entities	786	(2)
Internal general entities	788	(1)
External parsed general entities	789	(2)
External parsed entity support is optional	790	(1)
Unparsed entities	791	(1)
Internal and external parameter entities	792	(3)
Markup may not span entity boundaries	795	(4)
Legal parameter entity reference	798	(1)
External identifiers	799	(3)
System identifiers	800	(1)
Public identifiers	801	(1)
Conclusion	802	(2)
Advanced features of XML	804	(16)
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Conditional sections	805	(2)
Character references	807	(2)
Processing instructions	809	(5)
Special attributes and newlines	814	(1)
Standalone document declaration	815	(3)
Is that all there is?	818	(2)
Reading the XML specification	820	(10)
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A look at XML's grammar	822	(1)
Constant strings	823	(2)
Names	825	(1)
Occurrence indicators	826	(2)
Combining rules	828	(1)
Conclusion	829	(1)
Part 12 Related Tutorials	830	(120)
Namespaces	832	(12)
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Problem statement	834	(1)
The namespaces solution	835	(5)
Namespace prefixes	836	(1)
Scoping	837	(2)
Attribute names	839	(1)
Namespaces and DTDs	840	(3)
Are namespaces a good thing?	843	(1)
XML Path Language (XPath)	844	(28)
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XPath applications	846	(2)
User scenarios	846	(1)
Specifications built on XPath	847	(1)
The XPath data model	848	(7)
Sources of the model	849	(1)
Tree addressing	850	(1)
Node tree construction	851	(1)
Node types	852	(3)
Location paths	855	(15)
Basic concepts	856	(3)
Anatomy of a step	859	(5)
Our story so far	864	(2)
Predicates	866	(4)
ID function	870	(1)
Conclusion	871	(1)
Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)	872	(22)
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Transformation vs. rendition	874	(2)
Formatting objects	876	(1)
In the meantime	876	(1)
XSL stylesheets	877	(2)
Rules, patterns and templates	879	(1)
Creating a stylesheet	880	(10)
Document-level template rule	880	(2)
Literal result elements	882	(1)
Extracting data	882	(1)
The apply templates instruction	883	(1)
Handling optional elements	884	(1)
Reordering the output	885	(1)
Sharing a template rule	885	(1)
Data content	886	(1)
Handling inline elements	887	(1)
Final touches	887	(3)
XSL formatting objects	890	(2)
Referencing XSL stylesheets	892	(2)
XML Pointer Language (XPointer)	894	(8)
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XPointers: The reason why	895	(1)
Uniform Resource Identifiers	896	(1)
URI References	897	(1)
ID references with XPointers	898	(1)
The role of XPointers	899	(1)
Conclusion	900	(2)
XML Linking Language (XLink)	902	(16)
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Basic concepts	904	(10)
Simple links	906	(1)
Link roles	907	(2)
Is this for real?	909	(2)
Link behaviors	911	(2)
Actuate	913	(1)
Extended links	914	(3)
Locator elements	914	(2)
Link groups	916	(1)
Conclusion	917	(1)
Datatypes	918	(10)
Friendly Tutorial
Datatype requirements	920	(1)
XML Schema Datatypes	921	(4)
Built-in datatypes	922	(2)
User-generated datatypes	924	(1)
Using datatypes	925	(3)
XML Schema Structures	925	(1)
XML DTDs	926	(2)
XML Schemas	928	(22)
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DTDs and schemas	930	(2)
Next generation schemas	930	(2)
XML Schemas syntax	932	(1)
A simple sample schema	932	(6)
Baseline DTD	932	(1)
Declaring an element type	933	(3)
Declaring attributes	936	(1)
Declaring schema conformance	937	(1)
Additional capabilities	938	(12)
Locally-scoped element types	938	(1)
Archetypes	938	(5)
Sharing schema components	943	(4)
Other capabilities	947	(3)
Part 13 Resources	950	(42)
Free resources on the CD-ROM	952	(34)
Resource Description
Software featured on the covers	953	(3)
XMLSolutions ExeterXML Server	954	(1)
IBM alphaWorks XML software suite	954	(1)
webMethods B2B QueryView XML/XQL viewer	954	(1)
Object Design eXcelon e-business information server	954	(1)
Enigma INSIGHT XML publishing software	955	(1)
Excosoft Documentor hyperlinked XML editor	955	(1)
Extensibility XML Authority schema editor	955	(1)
IBM alphaWorks	956	(4)
The alphaWorks idea	956	(1)
XML at alphaWorks	957	(3)
An eXtravagance of free XML software	960	(20)
Parsers and engines	961	(12)
Editing and composition	973	(1)
Control information development	974	(2)
Document Storage and Management	976	(1)
Conversion	976	(3)
Electronic delivery	979	(1)
The XML SPECtacular	980	(6)
W3C base standards	980	(3)
W3C XML applications	983	(1)
Other specifications	984	(2)
Other XML-related books	986	(6)
Resource Description
Program development with XML	988	(1)
DTDs and schemas	988	(1)
XML reference	989	(1)
An awesomely unique XML/SGML application	990	(1)
Knowledge management	990	(1)
Learning the foundations of XML	991	(1)
Index	992	(40)
About the CD-ROM	1032