XML For Dummies

by Dykes, Lucinda; Tittel, Ed

Edition: 4th

ISBN13: 9780764588457

ISBN10: 0764588451

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2005-05-20

Publisher(s): For Dummies

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Summary

See how XML works for business needs and RSS feedsCreate consistency on the Web, or tag your data for different purposesTag - XML is it! XML tags let you share your format as well as your data, and this handy guide will show you how. You'll soon be using this markup language to create everything from Web sites to business forms, discovering schemas and DOCTYPES, wandering the Xpath, teaming up XML with Office 2003, and more.Discover how to Make information portable Use XML with Word 2003 Store different types of data Convert HTML documents to XHTML Add CSS to XML Understand and use DTDs

Author Biography

Lucinda Dykes started her career in a high-tech area of medicine, but left medicine to pursue her interests in technology and the Web. She has been writing code and developing Web sites since 1994, and also teaches and develops online courses — including the JavaScript courses for the International Webmasters Association/HTML Writers’ Guild at www.eclasses.org.
Lucinda has authored, co-authored, edited, and been a contributing author to numerous computer books; the most recent include Dreamweaver MX 2004 Savvy (Sybex), XML for Dummies (3rd Edition, Wiley), Dreamweaver MX Fireworks MX Savvy (Sybex), XML Schemas (Sybex), and Mastering XHTML (Sybex). When she can manage to move herself away from her keyboard, other interests include holographic technologies, science fiction, and Bollywood movies.

Ed Tittel is a 23-year veteran of the computing industry. After spending his first seven years in harness writing code, Ed switched to the softer side of the business as a trainer and talking head. A freelance writer since 1986, Ed has written hundreds of magazine and Web articles — and worked on over 100 computer books, including numerous For Dummies titles on topics that include several Windows versions, NetWare, HTML, XHTML, and XML.
Ed is also Technology Editor for Certification Magazine, writes for numerous TechTarget Web sites, and writes a twice-monthly newsletter, “Must Know News,” for CramSession.com. In his spare time, Ed likes to shoot pool, cook, and spend time with his wife Dina and his son Gregory. He also likes to explore the world away from the keyboard with his trusty Labrador retriever, Blackie. Ed can be contacted at etittel@yahoo.com.

Introduction

(1)

About This Book

(1)

Conventions Used in This Book

(1)

Foolish Assumptions

(1)

How This Book Is Organized

(3)

Part I: XML Basics

(1)

Part II: XML and the Web

(1)

Part III: Building in Validation with DTDs and Schemas

(1)

Part IV: Transforming and Processing XML

(1)

Part V: XML Application Development

(1)

Part VI: The Part of Tens

(1)

Glossary

(1)

Icons Used in This Book

(1)

Where to Go from Here

(1)

Part I: XML Basics

(36)

Getting to Know XML

(12)

XML (eXtreMely cooL)

(2)

Mocking up your own markup

(1)

Separating data and context

(1)

Making information portable

(1)

XML means business

(1)

Figuring Out What XML Is Good For

(4)

Classifying information

(1)

Enforcing rules on your data

(1)

Outputting information in a variety of ways

(1)

Using the same data across platforms

(1)

Beyond the Hype: What XML Isn't

(3)

It's not just for Web pages anymore

(1)

It's not a database

(1)

It's not a programming language

(1)

Building XML Documents

(2)

Using XML for Many Purposes

(10)

Moving Legacy Data to XML

(1)

The Many Faces of XML

(7)

Creating XML-enabled Web pages

(1)

Print publishing with XML

(3)

Using XML for business forms

(1)

Incorporating XML into business processes

(2)

Serving up XML from a database

(1)

Alphabet Soup: Even More XML

(2)

Slicing and Dicing Data Categories: The Art of Taxonomy

(12)

Taking Stock of Your Data

(4)

Looking at business practices and partners

(1)

Gathering some content

(1)

Checking whether a DTD or schema already exists

(1)

Searching for a schema repository

(1)

Breaking Down Data in Different Ways

(2)

Winnowing out the wheat from the chaff

(1)

Types of data that can be stored in XML

(1)

Developing Your Taxonomy

(2)

Testing Your Taxonomy

(2)

Using trial and error for the best fit

(1)

Testing your content analysis

(1)

Looking Ahead to Validation

(2)

Part II: XML and the Web

(64)

Adding XHTML for the Web

(18)

HTML, XML, and XHTML

(3)

What HTML does best

(1)

The limits of HTML

(1)

Comparing XML and HTML

(4)

Using XML to describe data

(2)

The benefits of using HTML

(1)

The benefits of using XML

(1)

XHTML Makes the Move to XML Syntax

(5)

Making the switch

(1)

Every element must be closed

(1)

Empty elements must be formatted correctly

(1)

Tags must be properly nested

(1)

Case makes a difference

(1)

Attribute values are in quotation marks

(1)

Converting a document from HTML to XHTML

(3)

The Role of DOCTYPE Declarations

(3)

Putting Together an XML File

(18)

Anatomy of an XML File

(9)

The XML declaration

(1)

Marking up your content

(6)

Playing by the Rules: Well-Formed Documents

(2)

Adding Style for the Web

(2)

Seeking Validation with DTD and XML Schema

(5)

Why describe XML documents?

(1)

Choosing between DTD and XML Schema

(3)

Adding Character(s) to XML

(12)

About Character Encodings

(1)

Introducing Unicode

(2)

Character Sets, Fonts, Scripts, and Glyphs

(1)

For Each Character, a Code

(1)

Key Character Sets

(2)

Using Unicode Characters

(2)

Finding Character Entity Information

(2)

Handling Formatting with CSS

(14)

Viewing XML on the Web with CSS

(1)

Basic CSS Formatting: CSS1

(1)

The Icing on the Cake: CSS2

(1)

Building a CSS Stylesheet

(1)

Adding CSS to XML

(8)

A simple CSS stylesheet for XML

101

(1)

Dissecting a simple CSS stylesheet

102

(4)

Linking CSS and XML

106

(1)

Adding CSS to XSLT

107

(2)

Part III: Building In Validation with DTDs and Schemas

109

(86)

Understanding and Using DTDs

111

(24)

What's a DTD?

112

(2)

When to use a DTD

113

(1)

When Not to use a DTD

113

(1)

Inspecting the XML Prolog

114

(4)

Examining the XML declaration

115

(1)

Discovering the DOCTYPE

116

(1)

Understanding comments

116

(1)

Processing instructions

117

(1)

How about that white space?

117

(1)

Reading a DTD

118

(1)

Using Element Declarations

119

(4)

Using the Empty element type and the Any element type

120

(1)

Adding mixed content

121

(1)

Using element content models

122

(1)

Declaring Attributes

123

(2)

Discovering Entities

125

(5)

General entities

126

(2)

Parameter entities

128

(2)

Understanding Notations

130

(1)

Calling a DTD

131

(4)

Internal DTDs

131

(1)

External DTDs

132

(1)

When to use an internal or external DTD

133

(2)

Understanding and Using XML Schema

135

(22)

What's an XML Schema?

136

(2)

So Many Datatypes, So Little Time

138

(1)

XML Prolog

139

(2)

Document Structures

141

(7)

Element declarations

141

(3)

</confirmOrder> Attribute declarations

144

(1)

Attribute groups

144

(1)

What about that white space?

145

(3)

Datatype Declarations

148

(2)

Simple datatypes

148

(1)

Complex datatypes

149

(1)

Defining constraints and value checks

149

(1)

Dealing with Entities, Notations, and More

150

(1)

Annotations

151

(1)

Deciding When to Use a Schema

152

(1)

Referencing XML Schema Documents

153

(2)

The inside view: Referencing a schema in an XML document

153

(1)

Calling for outside support: Referencing external schemas in your schema

153

(2)

Double-Checking Your Schemas and Documents

155

(2)

Building a Custom XML Schema

157

(16)

Doing the Validity Rag

157

(2)

Step 1: Understanding Your Data

159

(1)

Step 2: Being the Root of All Structure: Elements

159

(2)

Step 3: Building Content Models

161

(2)

Step 4: Using Attributes to Shed Light on Data Structure

163

(1)

Step 5: Using Datatype Declarations to Define What's What

164

(3)

Tricks of the Trade

167

(1)

Creating a Simple Schema

168

(2)

Using a Schema with an XML File in Word 2003

170

(3)

Modifying an Existing Schema

173

(22)

Trading Control for Flexibility

174

(1)

Eliciting Markup from an XML Schema

174

(2)

Modifying a Schema

176

(1)

Using Datatypes Effectively

177

(3)

Using datatypes with data-intensive content

177

(2)

Using datatypes with text-intensive content

179

(1)

Making Elements Work Wisely and Well

180

(3)

Creating crafty content models

180

(1)

A matter of selection

181

(2)

Mixing up the order

183

(1)

Using Complex Datatypes

183

(2)

When XML Schemas Collide: Namespaces

185

(3)

Including External Data

188

(1)

Including/Excluding Document Content

188

(2)

Converting DTDs to Schemas

190

(5)

Part IV: Transforming and Processing XML

195

(50)

Handling Transformations with XSL

197

(18)

The Two Faces of XSL

198

(3)

XSLT

198

(2)

XSL-FO

200

(1)

XSL Stylesheets Are XML Documents

201

(1)

A Simple Transformation Using XSLT

202

(1)

An XSLT Stylesheet for Converting XML to HTML

202

(8)

The pieces of the stylesheet puzzle

205

(2)

Processing element content

207

(2)

Dealing with repeating elements

209

(1)

Creating an XSLT Stylesheet with XSLT Editors

210

(5)

The XML Path Language

215

(20)

Why Do You Need Directions?

216

(4)

XPath document trees

217

(1)

Understanding XPath nodes

218

(2)

XPath Directions and Destinations

220

(1)

XPath Syntax

221

(5)

Some simple location paths

222

(1)

Adding expressions

223

(1)

Taking steps along the XPath

223

(1)

Looking at attributes

224

(1)

Going backward

224

(1)

Reversing direction

225

(1)

Null results

225

(1)

Getting back to your roots

226

(1)

XPath functions

226

(1)

Using XPath with XMLSpy

226

(2)

The Short Version

228

(3)

Child-axis abbreviations

229

(1)

Attribute-axis abbreviation

229

(1)

Predicate and expression abbreviations

229

(1)

Some more abbreviations

230

(1)

What's New in XPath 2.0?

231

(2)

Where to Now?

233

(2)

Processing XML

235

(10)

Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a DOM

235

(5)

Keeping in touch with the family

238

(1)

Understanding DOM structure

238

(2)

What Goes In Must Come Out: Processing XML

240

(5)

So many processors, so little time

242

(1)

Which processor is right for you?

243

(2)

Part V: XML Application Development

245

(54)

Using XML with Web Services

247

(12)

What's Up with Web Services?

248

(3)

A Web Services Architecture

251

(5)

Transport: Moving XML messages

252

(1)

Packaging/Extensions: Managing information exchange

253

(1)

Description: Specifying services and related components

254

(1)

Discovery: Finding what's available

255

(1)

Where Will Web Services Lead?

256

(3)

XML and Forms

259

(12)

Collecting Information with Forms: The Basics

260

(1)

HTML Forms

260

(1)

XML Forms

261

(10)

XForms

261

(6)

InfoPath

267

(4)

Serving Up the Data: XML and Databases

271

(14)

Using Databases with XML

272

(1)

Text-intensive XML

272

(1)

Data-intensive XML

273

(1)

Creating XML from Database Files

273

(8)

Using Word 2003

274

(1)

Using InfoPath

275

(3)

Using XMLSpy

278

(3)

Using XML with Access 2003

281

(4)

XML and RSS

285

(14)

Introducing RSS

286

(1)

Sorting Out the Versions

286

(9)

RSS 0.9x

287

(3)

RSS 2.0/2.01

290

(1)

RSS 1.0

291

(4)

Validating an RSS Feed

295

(1)

Creating RSS Feeds

296

(1)

Get Syndicated!

297

(1)

Using an RSS Reader

298

(1)

Part VI: The Part of Tens

299

(30)

XML Tools and Technologies

301

(12)

Creating Documents with Authoring Tools

301

(3)

Epic Editor

302

(1)

Turbo XML v2.4.1

303

(1)

XMetaL Author 4.5

303

(1)

XML Pro v2.0.1

303

(1)

XML Spy 2005

304

(1)

Checking Documents with Parser Tools

304

(3)

Ælfred

305

(1)

expat

306

(1)

Lark

306

(1)

Viewing with XML Browsers

307

(2)

Amaya

307

(1)

Internet Explorer 6

307

(1)

Mozilla

308

(1)

Firefox 1.0

308

(1)

Opera

308

(1)

Using XML Parsers and Engines

309

(2)

XML C Library for Gnome

309

(1)

Java XML Pack

310

(1)

Xerces

310

(1)

Employing Conversion Tools

311

(1)

HTML Tidy

311

(1)

Extensible Programming Script (XPS)

311

(1)

The Ultimate XML Grab Bag and Goodie Box

312

(1)

Microsoft does XML, too!

312

(1)

webMethods automates XML excellence

312

(1)

Ten Top XML Applications

313

(8)

XHTML = XML + HTML

314

(1)

XML Style Is a Matter of Application

314

(1)

Wireless Markup Language (WML)

314

(1)

DocBook, Anyone?

315

(1)

Mathematical Markup Language (MathML)

315

(1)

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

316

(1)

Resource Description Framework (RDF)

316

(1)

Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)

317

(1)

Servin' Up Web Services

317

(1)

XQuery

318

(1)

Create XML Applications with Zope

319

(2)

Ten Ultimate XML Resources

321

(8)

XML's Many and Marvelous Specs

321

(1)

An XML Nonpareil

322

(1)

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