XML Problem Design Solution



Author(s): Mitch Amiano, Conrad D’Cruz, Kay Ethier, Michael D. Thomas
Publisher: Wrox
Year: Jun 2006
ISBN: 0471791199
Language: English
Pages: 356
File type: PDF
Size: 5.65 MB

If you’re reading this, you are likely ready to work with the Extensible Markup Language (XML) and are seeking some direction.

This book provides information about XMLand the issues involved in designing XML-based solutions for business problems. It does so in a case-study format, with each chapter taking one part of the single main

project, and leading you through the design of a solution for that, so that by the end of the book, you will understand every aspect of using XMLto design business solutions.

After a broad-stroke introduction to XMLtechnologies, the book surveys solutions to typical business and technology needs that are best solved using XML. You’ll tackle XMLmarkup—more specifically, the kind of

markup that you find “under the hood” of everyday applications and web services. Commonly available resources are used to show you the fundamentals of what XMLmarkup is, how to get at valuable information

through these resources, and how to begin providing valuable information to others through XML.

The book thus emphasizes the fundamentals of structured markup, and uses commodity technologies such as XSLT and scripting to build working examples. Discussion of XMLSchema languages is limited to

comparing and contrasting the major approaches within the framework of the working example.

This book is a nuts-and-bolts guide to help you leverage XMLapplications, some of which you didn’t even know you had. It covers XML1.0, and related technologies such as XSLT, XQuery, and XPath. The focus

of the examples is on use of XMLto share information across the enterprise.

An XMLprimer helps novice users get off to a quick start. Readers then move into sections of increasing depth, each developing a more advanced treatment of XMLthan the one before. Readers who have some

familiarity with the material are welcome to dive right in to a section to consider specific XMLapplication scenarios.


TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - XML and the Enterprise
Chapter 02 - Well-Formed XML
Chapter 03 - Creating and Distributing a Structure for Shared Information
Chapter 04 - Presenting XML Directly
Chapter 05 - Converting XML Content Online
Chapter 06 - Rendering XML to Print
Chapter 07 - Targeting Your Audience
Chapter 08 - Searching and Merging XML Documents
Chapter 09 - Integrating XML with the Rest of Your Data
Chapter 10 - Transforming Business Documents
Chapter 11 - Consuming Data with Web Services and Syndication
Chapter 12 - Providing Web Services
Chapter 13 - Combining Catalogs
Chapter 14 - Integrating and Automating Business Processes
Appendix A - Tools
Appendix B - Additional Reading
Appendix C - Online Resources

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