Xml Programming Using The Microsoft Xml Parser

by Foo, Soo Mee; Lee, Wei Meng

• ISBN13: 9781893115422
• ISBN10: 1893115429
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Apress

Summary

XML Programming Using the Microsoft XML Parseris written for programmers interested in XML development using Microsoft technologies. Coupling valuable discussion of the Microsoft XML parser, Windows platform, and XML development software with the numerous core XML technologies, including XSLT, XPATH, SAX, DOM, XML Schema, and SOAP, this book steps beyond the mainstream focus on the theoretical aspects of XML and actually demonstrates the concepts in a real-world development environment.Veteran authors and trainers Soo Mee Foo and Wei Meng Lee intersperse this survey of XML technologies with discussion of topics sure to interest any budding XML developer, providing timely information regarding Web services, ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 XML support. A chapter is also devoted to the Wireless Markup Language (WML), one of todays most visible applications of XML technology.No question, XML is one of the rising stars in information technology today.XML Programming Using the Microsoft XML Parseroffers you what you need to know to get acquainted with the concepts necessary to begin development with this exciting technology.

Author Biography

Soo Mee Foo is currently lecturing at Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Singapore) in Web technologies and security. She also conducts workshops for IT professionals and is involved in designing Web-based courseware as well as industrial projects Wei Meng Lee is a trainer, developer, and consultant specializing in Web technologies and currently lectures at Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Singapore). He is an active contributing author to XML Journal and XML Magazine

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xi
About the Technical Reviewer	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	xiv
Introduction to the Extensible Markup Language (XML)	1	(40)
Addressing XML Parts Using XPath	41	(28)
The Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT)	69	(38)
The Document Object Model (DOM)	107	(44)
Support of XML in ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) 2.1 and Above	151	(46)
XML Support in SQL Server 2000	197	(72)
Simple API for XML (SAX)	269	(22)
XML Schemas	291	(28)
The Wireless Markup Language (WML)	319	(28)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Web Services	347	(46)
Appendix A: Installing Microsoft XML Tools	393	(6)
Appendix B: Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Core Interfaces	399	(18)
Appendix C: XML-Data Reduced (XDR) Schema	417	(12)
Index	429