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XML Tutorial Introduction - Describes XML categories, XML document types and how to create them, the XML DTD, XML elements and attributes providing many examples.
A survey of XML standards, Part 4 - The world of XML is vast and growing, with a huge variety of standards and technologies that interact in complex ways. It can be difficult for beginners to navigate the most important aspects of XML, and for users to keep track of new entries and changes..
A Technical Introduction to XML - This introduction to XML presents the Extensible Markup Language at a reasonably technical level for anyone interested in learning more about structured documents. In addition to covering the XML 1.0 Specification, this article outlines related XML specif...
IBM developerWorks Live! Technical briefings in 2004 tutorial - The IBM developerWorks Live! Technical Briefings, which were a great success worldwide in 2003, have been expanded for 2004. The following five types of technical briefings, which include presentations and extensive demonstrations, will be held in cities...
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The CTDP XML Guide - This XML guide explains XML uses, categories, elements and types of XML documents. XML structure, document type definition, element attributes, and extensible stylesheet language (XSL) is explained.
Use XML namespaces with care - XML namespaces are an imperfect solution to a difficult problem. From basic information architecture to difficulties with APIs, namespaces can open up rather painful gotchas if used carelessly. In this article, Uche Ogbuji covers some of the more importan...
XML Matters: GUIs and XML configuration data - Over time, XML has permeated many niches. One area where XML is used increasingly is in the configuration of graphical user interfaces, especially in elements that are persistent but should not be fixed at compile-time. In this installment, David looks at...
XML Programming: Well-Formed Documents and Namespaces - This paper will cover the following topics: HTML vs. XHTML; XHTML modularization and XHTML Basic; well-formed XML documents; names and namespaces; global attributes and XLink; namespace URI and RDDL (XHTML Basic + XLink).
An Introduction to XML - XML is the latest platform-independent and content-dependent technology available for Internet development. XML is the tool of choice for distributing structured information in this age. XML not only fulfills the needs of web authors but also those of any...
XMLPitstop - Provides a central location for everything that a developer needs to know about XML technologies (XML, XSLT, XLL, SVG and about 40 other categories). You will find examples with Source Code, Tutorial, Tools, Resources, Books, etc.
XML, Platform-Independent and Well-Supported Technology - XML stands for (Extensible Markup Language)which is a simplified subset of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) which provides a file format for representing data, a schema for describing data structure, and a mechanism for extending and annotating HTML with semantic information.
XML Tutorial - XML is all about metadata and the idea that certain groups of people have similar needs for describing and organizing the data they use. Like HTML, XML is a set of tags and declarations -- but rather than being concerned with formatting information on a page, XML focuses on providing information about the data itself and how it relates to other data.
Tip: Message Roundtripping: Java coding conventions - Java APIs for XML-Based Remote Procedure Call's (JAX-RPC's) Java-to-WSDL/WSDL-to-Java mapping rules do not try to preserve Java constructs during roundtripping. Many constructs are preserved, but not all. This tip describes, in particular, why following J...
Tip: Use data dictionary links for XML and Web services schemata tutorial - When designing XML and Web services schemata you will often (and ideally) reuse data elements defined in pre-existing standards. If so, it is extremely useful to include links to such standards, providing precise data dictionary references. In so doing, y...
XML, Platform-Independent and Well-Supported Technology - This would be a helpful article for those of you looking to get into XML. It's a sure head-starter. Check it out...
XML Tutorial - Describes XML categories, XML document types and how to create them, the XML DTD, XML elements and attributes providing many examples.
Learn XML Tutorial - In the XML Zone you will learn about XML and how to make use of it in your applications…
SQL Server XML Introduction - In the SQL Zone you will learn about SQL, ADO and XML; and how to make use of it in your applications…
topxml - Learn SAP and XML Tutorial - Corporations of all types are searching for the most efficient mechanism for acquiring and selling goods and services at lowest total cost over the Internet….
XMI: Using C# to Capture UML Models - UML models of the future will use XMI as a method of interchanging model data. And because XMI uses XML, suddenly the world is our oyster: In particular, you can extract model data and save it to a data store. Find out how to dissect data from your models using C#.
A Technical Introduction to XML - This introduction to XML presents the Extensible Markup Language at a reasonably technical level for anyone interested in learning more about structured documents. In addition to covering the XML 1.0 Specification, this article outlines related XML specifications, which are evolving. The article is organized in four main sections plus an appendix.
Interactive XML Tutorial - These Tutorial introduce a variety of XML topics including, SVG, DTD, Schema, XSLT, DOM and SAX.
Introduction to XML For Web Developers - Introduction to XML for Web Developers is a three-part course….
Introduction to XML - If you've been producing sites for any length of time you probably hear about XML, and wonder exactly why so many people are excited about it. XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. Let's take a closer look at the parts of the acronym, and then we'll show you how it all fits together.
Introduction to XML - Here you can find the information about xml basic accessories and xml begienners….
Posting XML data with MSXML 4 - A beginners guide to the different ways of sending and recieving post data using Microsofts XML parser.
Understanding XML - Relational systems will always be recommended for storing text and numbers, but if communication and processing are the priorities, XML is the technology of choice. This article is aimed at beginners and provides a good background intro.
XHTML - An Introduction - You probably know what a markup language is: you have a bunch of text you need a way to say that this piece should be bold, this piece should be italic, this should be a heading, and so on. A markup language is a computer language (a set of codes) that allows you to specify which pieces should be which way....
msdn.microsoft - Introduction to XQuery in SQL Server 2005 - This white paper provides an introduction to various features of XQuery implemented in SQL Server 2005 such as the FLWOR statement, operators in XQuery, if-then-else construct, XML constructors, built-in XQuery functions, type casting operators, and examples of how to use each of these features. Non-supported features of XQuery in SQL Server 2005 and workarounds are described in this article. It also presents three scenarios where XQuery is useful.
An Introduction to XUL Part 6 - Learn about XUL, a subset of XML used to describe user interfaces, that helps you to make rich user interfaces with nothing more complicated than a text editor. In the sixth part of this series learn about XBL, another of XML’s many faces and a partner in crime with XUL, also called XML Binding Language.
An Introduction to XUL Part 5 - Learn about XUL, a subset of XML used to describe user interfaces, that helps you to make rich user interfaces with nothing more complicated than a text editor. In the fifth part of this series you will receive an introduction to XPCOM, the object model used by XUL, and take a close look at a basic example of the combination of Mozilla components and interfaces that make up the abstraction layer.
An Introduction to XUL Part 4 - Learn about XUL, a subset of XML used to describe user interfaces, that helps you to make rich user interfaces with nothing more complicated than a text editor. In the fourth part of this series you will learn about dialog boxes and wizards.
An Introduction to XUL Part 3 - Learn about XUL, a subset of XML used to describe user interfaces, that helps you to make rich user interfaces with nothing more complicated than a text editor. In the third part of this series covers layout and content elements.
An Introduction to XUL Part 2 - Learn about XUL, a subset of XML used to describe user interfaces, that helps you to make rich user interfaces with nothing more complicated than a text editor. In the second part of this series, Dan Wellman covers implementing more kinds of buttons. He also begins talking about creating Menu Bars, Tooltips, and Status Bars.
XML Tutorial Beginners Tutorial - Introduction to XML For Web Developers, Part 2 - As was discussed in part one, XML allows you to generate an infinite number of custom tags sets for your documents. However, though you are free to be as innovative as you want with the XML tag sets that you create, you must follow the constraints of the XML tag set generation standards exactly. In other words, your XML documents must be "well-formed". Well-formedness has an exact meaning in XML. Specifically, a well-formed document adheres to the syntax rules specified by the XML 1.0 specification. In this month's tutorial, Selena will look at those rules in depth.
Intro to XML - This article will give a brief introduction to XML…
Commenting and CDATA - This article will teach you about commenting and learning how to write text which you want to go unparsed in XML.
Introduction to XML For Web Developers - In this tutorial, Selena Sol walks you through XML and the sister XSL style sheet language. Using simple, well-explained examples, Sol shows you how to get up to speed with the syntax of XML as well as helps you develop the more intuitive skill of learning how and when to apply XML to a problem.
XML Rules - XML is a very easy language to use and maintain. There are just a few steps to follow to successfully make an XML file. The first thing to do is do define the document as an XML file. An XML file doesn't have to end in a .xml entension, all it needs is the first line to be..
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