- Parsing XML with Visual C++
- Sep 5, 2003
- Web services all rely on XML to transmit data, and although some developers think that XML parsing is difficult, .NET makes it quite easy. John Mueller dispels some of the urban legends surrounding XML files.
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- All About Jabber Clients
- Aug 22, 2003
- Look into the client side of the Jabber world. You will get some basic Jabber clients to build as well as reference to the types of messages your client might expect to handle, all to help you better understand the Jabber server.
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- SQL Server 2000 and XML
- Aug 8, 2003
- Discover the many different ways SQL Server 2000 supports XML with a comprehensive look at both out-of-the-box support and the SQLXML 3.0 add-on.
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- The XML Usage Spectrum
- Aug 1, 2003
- Uncover the key concepts of XML and the spectrum of its uses. You will see how the MOM (Machine-Oriented Messaging) and POP (People-Oriented Publishing) store can be successful on the Web.
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- .NET for Java Developers: Processing XML
- Jul 25, 2003
- The .NET Framework has built-in support for XML processing. Discover how to use XML in .NET and what these benefits can do for you.
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- Introduction to SVG
- Jul 25, 2003
- Discover the advantages of SVG as a graphics standard while getting an introduction to its basic functions. You will also learn about XML, SVG's parent language.
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- VoiceXML Language Reference—Part 3
- Jul 18, 2003
- Continue your study of the VoiceXML language with more language elements. You will visit aspects of the language from "phoneme" to "vxml."
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- Introducing .NET Web Services
- Jul 11, 2003
- Get an overview of the features and drawbacks of Web services. You will move from a working definition of Web services to a clearer understanding of what Web services are and how they fit into the larger landscape of software development.
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- VoiceXML language reference—Part 2
- Jul 11, 2003
- Get all the necessities of VoiceXML, beginning with a brief overview of the structure of the language. You will see several abstract element types that will be used as a shorthand as you examine each language element type individually.
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- VoiceXML Language Reference—Part 1
- Jul 4, 2003
- Learn the entirety of VoiceXML from the perspective of its Document Type Definition (DTD). You will begin with a brief overview of the language, moving into an examination of each individual language element type.
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- xMail: E-mail as XML
- Jun 27, 2003
- Take the steps toward converting your email to XML for more effective processing, archiving, and searching. This sample chapter gives a detailed outline of converting Unix mbox and Eudora mailing programs.
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- What's the Deal with RDF?
- Jun 20, 2003
- Can RDF make your whites whiter and your toast crispier? Not quite, but it can be a powerful model and syntax for representation of metadata. And metadata can make your content smarter.
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- Working with Canonical XML
- Jun 13, 2003
- Learn the advantages of reducing XML to its canonical form. You will also discover how it is possible for two XML instances to be physically different and logically equivalent based on a comparison of their canonical forms.
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- Exploring the XML Infoset
- Jun 6, 2003
- Ken Sall explains the XML Information Set, which is used for describing the common set of items that are relevant across many XML specifications.
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- Basic Shapes and Text in SVG
- May 30, 2003
- This sample chapter looks at the highlight functions of SVG, and explains the use of simple images and text within the program.
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- XML and Namespaces
- May 30, 2003
- Learn more about Namespaces in the XML family of specifications as this sample chapter addresses the fundamental aspects of the relationship between the two.
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- Disadvantages and Pitfalls of Web Services
- May 16, 2003
- Web services are not a magic bullet solution for every issue; they do have limitations. The authors of Sams Teach Yourself Web Services in 24 Hours discuss those issues.
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- Perl and XML Web Services
- May 16, 2003
- This chapter discusses web services and some of the Perl facilities that support them.
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- Information Modeling with XML
- May 2, 2003
- This chapter is a practical guide to achieving good grammar and style when modeling information in XML, which translates to building flexible applications that perform well with minimal programming effort.
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- Introduction to VoiceXML and Voice Services
- Apr 25, 2003
- Get a gentle introduction to the world of computerized telephone applications. This chapter from "Definitive VoiceXML" will show the motivation behind VoiceXML as a clean, enterprise-computing-friendly, open standards technology that unifies the many aspects of the voice application world.
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