Applied Xml: A Toolkit for Programmers

By Alex Ceponkas and Alex Ceponkus

The tools and techniques you need to build applications and systems with XML. IT professionals know that XML is well on its way to becoming the industry standard for information exchange on the World Wide Web. This book provides you with the hands-on details you need to create the next generation of Web applications. With this book/CD-ROM, two former Microsoft XML technologies team members supply you with the know-how and tools you need to harness the power of XML. Alex Ceponkus and Faraz Hoodbhoy walk you through numerous real-world examples illustrating effective techniques for using XML to enhance the data accessing and presentation capabilities of your programs. You get an in-depth look at how to use the XML Document Object Model, the DOM, and techniques for leveraging the XML Stylesheet Language, XSL. Learn how to: * Build sophisticated e-commerce applications with XML. * Use XSL with XML to facilitate data presentation. * Radically enhance the data exchange capabilities of intranet and Web applications. * Create customized markup languages. * Create intelligent, searchable document structures. * Access existing data in relational databases. * Exploit XML in various real-world business scenarios. On the CD-ROM you'll find: * Source code from the book. * Demo applications. * Active Server scripting examples for server-side interaction. * Updates on XML from the W3C. * The tools and applications you need to begin writing and testing your XML applications. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471344028
• ISBN13: 9780471344025
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent for those new to XML

I was new to XML and I searched everywhere for something that could make me comfortable with it. Thanks to this book, I am now very comfortable with this technology. Highly recommended for those new to XML.

Excellent for Someone New to XSL

intended for the programmer new to XML/XSL - has the clearest explanation of the structure behind the DOM model, and how to use it out of the 4 or 5 books I went through. Gives you enough understanding of foundation to layer in complex code, in several different approaches. I really liked the level of their example - not the trivial bits and pieces found in books like WROX, but a coherent and complete set of code. This is not a reference manual, which is probably just as well with XML/XSL being the moving target it is, but a textbook that actually enlightens. I thought the organization was well-thought out - but I got the book because I'm NOT an expert in this.

Straight forward!

This book is what I've been looking for. It is a "HOW TO" kindda book. I recommend it for those who read and learned XML but don't know how to put it all togather.For starters, this book will not teach you everything about XML but will make your learning curve a piece of cake. ;)Enjoy it!

Immediate XML solutions and examples

The book lives up to its title. This book is a must for XML developers using either the Microsoft MSXML or other platforms. Contains excellent XML DOM description and interface references. I found good working examples right here without wading through hundereds of pages of theory.

A must for all web and applications developers!

This book has the most complete coverage on the DOM and XSL that I have seen. It has become my starting and ending point in these two areas. The authors do a tremendous job in explaining the concepts from scratch. They then go into great detail and even include handy syntax references for XSL and the DOM. The script examples are all written for IE5 because "at the time of writing, Internet Explorer 5 was the only browser that provided support for the DOM". I'm sure the authors will fix that in their next edition of the book. Overall, it is a great purchase.