Advanced XML Programming

Course Code IP0410

Contents

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

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Description

This course is the third course in the XML curriculum. It provides the students with an introduction to the role of document design in XML document creation and the design elements in XML. The students will be able to describe XML processors and editors and determine the steps involved in converting an HTML document to an XML document. The students will be also able to identify the parser used to develop XML applications and identify the role of Perl in XML application development. Further, the course also describes the requirements for e-mailing XML documents and document types used with bulletin boards.

Audience

This course is designed for application developers and system engineers who plan, design and implement Web-based business solutions on Intranets, Extranets, and Internets. This will also be useful for solution developers in integrating businesses based on a variety of vendor-specific protocols.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Internet/Intranet/Extranet terms and conditions. An understanding of Web Server Technologies, with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or a later version, and text editors such as Notepad.

Objective

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• identify the technical design element of an XML document
• identify the interface design element of an XML document
• describe various XML processors and editors
• identify the tools used for processing XML documents
• list the factors that affect the decision to convert an HTML document to XML
• identify the issues involved in the conversion of an XML document
• convert an HTML document to XML
• identify the role of parsers in XML applications
• identify the different types of parsers used in XML applications
• identify the parser interfaces used with XML applications
• list sample APIs
• identify the role of Perl in XML application development
• list the various components and operations of a typical Perl XML application
• identify the technologies used for e-mailing XML documents
• describe the process of e-mailing XML documents
• identify the document types used with bulletin boards
• describe the process of reading and writing XML messages in a bulletin board

Topics Include

Working with XML Documents

• Designing with XML
• XML Applications
• Converting to XML

XML and Programming Languages

• Using XML Parsers
• Java XML APIs
• Using XML with Perl

XML and Internet Applications

• XML E-mail
• XML Bulletin Board

Duration

3 hrs

Minimum Requirements

Netscape or Internet Explorer (versions 4.0 or higher).   Browsers should be capable of accepting cookies; SVGA Hi-color mode 800x600 resolution display; Macromedia Shockwave Version 6.02 or higher.

Media

Web Based Training