Description

• Supported by all major database systems, XML provides an easy, standardized method of transferring data between databases and to and from the Web, independent of the software in use
• Offers database programmers and data-driven Web developers detailed guidance on how to understand and work with XML as data
• Numerous hands-on, step-by-step examples help readers learn to simplify database work using XML
• Shows how to use XML to exchange data between multiple databases either internally or with external customers and partners
• Covers XML in popular databases including Oracle Database, SQL Server, and brief coverage of DB2 Database
• Covers basic syntax for XML, the XML DOM, and XSL – with an emphasis on database use, and native XML databases
• Additional topics covered include Native XML databases, XPath, XQuery, XLink, XPointer, DTDs, XML Schemas, among others

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Chapter 1: What Is XML?

Comparing HTML and XML.

What Is XML Capable Of?

What Is XSL?

Creating and Displaying a Simple XML Document.

Embedding XML in HTML Pages (Data Islands).

Introducing the XML Document Object Model.

XML Browsers and Different Internet Browsers.

The Document Type Definition.

XML Syntax.

Elements.

Attributes.

Reserved Characters in XML.

Ignoring the XML Parser with CDATA.

What Are XML Namespaces?

XML in Many Languages.

Summary.

Exercises.

Chapter 2: The XML Document Object Model.

Basic XML DOM Structure.

The Primary XML DOM Classes.

The Node Class.

The Document Class.

The Element Class.

The Attr Class.

The Text Class.

More Obscure XML DOM Classes.

The parseError Class.

HTTPRequest Class.

Other Classes.

Generating XML Using ASP.

Summary.

Exercises.

Chapter 3: Extending the Power of XML with XSL.

What Is XSL?

The Roots of XSL.

Basic XSL Elements Syntax.

Processing Instruction Elements.

Transformation Elements.

Node Creation Elements.

Data Retrieval Elements.

Control Structure Elements.

Advanced XSL Syntax.

Function Versus Method.

XSL Function Syntax.

XSL Method Syntax.

XSL Pattern Matching Syntax.

Combining the XML DOM and XSL.

Summary.

Exercises.

Chapter 4: Relational Database Tables and XML.

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