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This is the eBook version of the printed book. Special Edition Using XML, Second Edition gives developers a formal introduction to XML technology, starting with in-depth coverage of basic syntax and fundamental "pieces" of XML, including DTDs, Schemas, and Namespaces. The authors then cover various applications of XML, including transforming and displaying XML documents using CSS and XSL, locating data within XML documents using Xpath, Xlink and Xpointer, programming XML with SAX or DOM, inclu...

An authoritative guide to XML schema development, offering real-world insight into XML schema creation and deployment. It delivers useful information on industry-specific schema development with real-world examples and covers modern XML technologies and their relation to XML schema development, including: XML - data reduced; RELAX; SOX; SOAP; BizTalk; and RDF. The book provides invaluable information on using XML Authority and XML Spy for the creation of XML schemas.

With this book, web developers can build engaging and interactive sites and applications using Microsoft's latest web development tools - ASP.NET 2.0 and the new ASP.NET AJAX framework. You learn to create applications that have all the great tricks you see on popular commercial web sites, such as order forms and the ability to interact with a database. And you can build pages that display information interactively without a page refresh. This straightforward tutorial explains how. "Learning ASP...

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are a powerful way to enrich the presentation of HTML-based web pages, allowing web authors to give their pages a more sophisticated look and more structure. CSS's compact file size helps web pages load quickly, and by allowing changes made in one place to be applied across the entire document, CSS can save hours of tedious changing and updating. But to leverage the full power of CSS, web authors first have to sift through CSS theory to find practical solutions that...

The only book on the market that will show readers how to use XML and XSL for advanced FileMaker Pro applications including wireless Web use.-- Positioned to be the Only book on advanced FileMaker Pro applications using XML and XSL on the market today.-- Completely details how to format XML data with FileMaker Pro in conjunction with other applications such as JavaScript, Visual Basic, Flash, Java, Lasso, and Tango.-- Covers FileMaker Pro uses for XML in wireless Web devices.FileMaker Pro makes...

Build real-world programming skills-and prepare for MCP Exams 70-310 and 70-320-with this official Microsoft? study guide. Work at your own pace through the lessons and hands-on exercises to learn how to build XML Web services and server components using Visual Basic?.NET and Visual C# (TM) .NET. Then extend your expertise through additional skill-building exercises. As you gain practical experience with essential development tasks, you're also preparing for MCAD or MCSD certification for Micros...

With the emergence of XML, small- to mid-size companies can interface with larger EDI systems to aid in business-to-business electronic commerce without having to set up and maintain expensive and complex EDI systems. This is a discussion of the use of XML as an e-commerce solution for small- to mid-size companies who need to do business with companies who require the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems. The accompanying CD-ROM features diagrams, example code, and demo software illu...

For creating or using formal descriptions of XML vocabularies, this text offers a set of tools for defining acceptable document structures and content. An alternative to DTDs as the way to describe and validate data in an XML environment, the book should enable developers to create precise descriptions with a richer set of datatypes-such as booleans, numbers, currencies, dates and times - that are useful for modern applications. It explains the ins and outs of XML Schema, including design choice...

What is this book about? XSLT 2.0 Programmer's Reference, 3rd Edition, is the authoritative reference guide to the language. Without using the formal and inaccessible language of the W3C specifications, it tells you exactly what every construct in the language does, and how it is intended to be used. This book is a reference rather than a tutorial; it is designed for the professional programmer who is using the language every day. It is the book that people quote when they claim that a particula...

This book discusses SQL Server 2005 XML from the server and client sides and examines using XSLT to render the XML data that is retrieved from SQL Server, particularly for ASP.NET. It addresses SQL Server relationship with schemas, SOAP, XML security, and .NET, and makes extensive use of examples to solve problems that programmers face on an everyday basis and features Server 2005 XML best practices.

SVG is extremely powerful, with its reduced HTTP requests and crispness on any display. It becomes increasingly more interesting as you explore its capabilities for responsive animation and performance boons. When you animate SVG, you must be aware of normal image traits like composition, color, implementation, and optimization. But when you animate, it increases the complexity of each of these factors exponentially. This practical book takes a deep dive into how you can to solve these problems...

Your expert guide to building modern applications with Visual Basic 2010 Take control of Visual Basic 2010—for everything from basic Windows and web development to advanced multithreaded applications. Written by Visual Basic experts, this handbook provides an in-depth reference on language concepts and features, as well as scenario-based guidance for putting Visual Basic to work. It's ideal whether you’re creating new applications with Visual Basic 2010 or upgrading projects built with an earli...

Within a very short amount of time XML has become an essential part of almost every developer's arsenal of tools. It has affected every area of software. One of the fields where the impact of XML is still being worked out is in the world of databases and data management. Will XML and native XML databases replace traditional relational databases? How can XML be used as a tool to make relational databases even stronger? This book is intended to address these questions. It provides a discusssion of...