[Dummies 01] • XML For Dummies by Dykes, Lucinda -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Contents Introduction

About This Book Conventions Used in This Book Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here

Part I : XML Basics Chapter 1: Getting to Know XML

XML (eXtreMely cooL) Figuring Out What XML Is Good For Beyond the Hype: What XML Isn’t Building XML Documents

Chapter 2: Using XML for Many Purposes

Moving Legacy Data to XML The Many Faces of XML Alphabet Soup: Even More XML

Chapter 3: Slicing and Dicing Data Categories: The Art of Taxonomy

Taking Stock of Your Data Breaking Down Data in Different Ways Developing Your Taxonomy Testing Your Taxonomy Looking Ahead to Validation

Part II : XML and the Web Chapter 4: Adding XHTML for the Web

HTML, XML, and XHTML Comparing XML and HTML XHTML Makes the Move to XML Syntax Converting a document from HTML to XHTML The Role of DOCTYPE Declarations

Chapter 5: Putting Together an XML File

Anatomy of an XML File Playing by the Rules: Well-Formed Documents Adding Style for the Web Seeking Validation with DTD and XML Schema

Chapter 6: Adding Character(s) to XML

About Character Encodings Introducing Unicode Character Sets, Fonts, Scripts, and Glyphs For Each Character, a Code Key Character Sets Using Unicode Characters Finding Character Entity Information

Chapter 7: Handling Formatting with CSS

Viewing XML on the Web with CSS Basic CSS Formatting: CSS1 The Icing on the Cake: CSS2 Building a CSS Stylesheet Adding CSS to XML Adding CSS to XSLT

Part III : Building in Validation with DTDs and Schemas Chapter 8: Understanding and Using DTDs

What’s a DTD? Inspecting the XML Prolog Reading a DTD Using Element Declarations Declaring Attributes Discovering Entities Understanding Notations Calling a DTD

Chapter 9: Understanding and Using XML Schema

What’s an XML Schema? So Many Datatypes, So Little Time XML Prolog Document Structures Datatype Declarations Dealing with Entities, Notations, and More Annotations Deciding When to Use a Schema Referencing XML Schema Documents Double-Checking Your Schemas and Documents

Chapter 10: Building a Custom XML Schema

Doing the Validity Rag Step 1: Understanding Your Data Step 2: Being the Root of All Structure: Elements Step 3: Building Content Models Step 4: Using Attributes to Shed Light on Data Structure Step 5: Using Datatype Declarations to Define What’s What Tricks of the Trade Creating a Simple Schema Using a Schema with an XML File in Word 2003

Chapter 11: Modifying an Existing Schema

Trading Control for Flexibility Eliciting Markup from an XML Schema Modifying a Schema Using Datatypes Effectively Making Elements Work Wisely and Well Using Complex Datatypes When XML Schemas Collide: Namespaces Including External Data Including/Excluding Document Content Converting DTDs to Schemas

Part IV : Transforming and Processing XML Chapter 12: Handling Transformations with XSL

The Two Faces of XSL XSL Stylesheets Are XML Documents A Simple Transformation Using XSLT An XSLT Stylesheet for Converting XML to HTML Creating an XSLT Stylesheet with XSLT Editors

Chapter 13: The XML Path Language

Why Do You Need Directions? XPath Directions and Destinations XPath Syntax Using XPath with XMLSpy The Short Version What’s New in XPath 2.0? Where to Now?

Chapter 14: Processing XML

Frankly, My Dear, I Don’t Give a DOM What Goes In Must Come Out: Processing XML

Part V : XML Application Development Chapter 15: Using XML with Web Services

What’s Up with Web Services? A Web Services Architecture Where Will Web Services Lead?

Chapter 16: XML and Forms

Collecting Information with Forms: The Basics HTML Forms XML Forms

Chapter 17: Serving Up the Data: XML and Databases

Using Databases with XML Creating XML from Database Files Using XML with Access 2003

Chapter 18: XML and RSS

Introducing RSS Sorting Out the Versions Validating an RSS Feed Creating RSS Feeds Get Syndicated! Using an RSS Reader

Part VI : The Part of Tens Chapter 19: XML Tools and Technologies

Creating Documents with Authoring Tools Checking Documents with Parser Tools Viewing with XML Browsers Using XML Parsers and Engines Employing Conversion Tools The Ultimate XML Grab Bag and Goodie Box

Chapter 20: Ten Top XML Applications

XHTML = XML + HTML XML Style Is a Matter of Application Wireless Markup Language (WML) DocBook, Anyone? Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Resource Description Framework (RDF) Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) Servin’ Up Web Services XQuery Create XML Applications with Zope

Chapter 21: Ten Ultimate XML Resources

XML’s Many and Marvelous Specs An XML Nonpareil Top XML Tutorial Sites XML in the Mail Excellent XML Examples at zvon.org XML News and Information XML Training Options Building a Bodacious XML Bookshelf Studying XML for Certification Serious Searches Lead to Success

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