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Building XML-Based Web Applications - Part 5: XDR Schemas and Commercial Applications This goal of this final course within the curriculum is to provide the learner with a detailed understanding of the mechanisms of data validation using schemas within XML and a knowledge of the applications of XML within business and commercial environments. The course begins with a coverage of validation within XML and the advantages of schemas over DTDs. The elements of an XDR schema are  more...

Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 1: XML Introduction and Technologies This is the first course in a five part series that presents the learner with a broad overview of XML before moving onto a detailed treatment of each aspect of XML in the subsequent courses within the curriculum. It aims to present XML within the context of its use as a solution to information processing challenges and its uses within commercial and business environments. This course introduces  more...

Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 2: Validation and Dynamic Data Retrieval This is the second course in a five part series that presents an introduction to the treatment of validation technologies within XML. DTDs are covered presenting detail on DTD elements and attributes and entities. XML Schemas are then introduced emphasizing the advantages of schemas over DTDs and then covering data types and namespaces within XML Schemas. The course then covers the treatment of  more...

Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 3: XSL and Data Islands This is the third course in a five part series that presents a detailed treatment of Styling within XML concentrating on XSL. The evolution from CSS to XSL is covered in detail. XSL transformation mechanisms are dealt with along with linking technologies XML filtering and sorting language constructs and creating new XML elements and a coverage of XSLT. The course then covers treatment of Data  more...

Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 4: Document Object Model This is the fourth course in a five part series dedicated to coverage of the Document Object Model. This course will provide the learner with a solid understanding of its importance and practice of its usage. The structure of the DOM is presented in detail along with information on accessing DOM documents and navigating DOM trees and retrieving content. Dynamic transformation on the server and  more...