XML

A dialect of SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language), XML (Extensible Markup Language), is not a programming language but a set of rules that structure data in a representational manner. XML rules are standard, leading the programmer to create documents that are automatically processed and generated for the World Wide Web. The breakdown of XML is as follows: Extensible, meaning user-defined tags, Markup, a collection of tags and XML Tags identifying data content.

Created in 1996, XML 1.0 was implemented for use in 1998 in association with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Like HTML, XML is a markup language but it differs in its use of tags and attributes (markup). XML complies with cross-platform scripting language to create active information and interpret text-based code. XML language defines what the data is and HTML defines what it looks like (fonts and display).

Tutorials on the basic background information about XML, Elements in Document Type Definitions, Attributes, Entities and using XML with scripting languages are presented in ease to understand XML tutorials. Computer Sciences Engineers and IT Professionals are expected to be familiar with XML in addition to other open source technologies such as Java, Linux, Perl and MySQL. Software engineers, programmers and developers utilize XML in the development of web applications.

 

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In this first tutorial of his series on using scripting languages to manipulate and transform XML documents Binary Evolution s Parand Tony Daruger takes you through the first steps of using these techniques with Perl. You ll see a method for transforming XML to HTML followed by a simple stock-trading application that uses Perl XML and a database...
XML Introduction In this tutorial you will learn about XML History Introduction Uses XML Technology. HISTORY In 1970 IBM Introduced SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language . SGML was developed out of the General Markup Language GML which was developed by IBM in the late 1960s. SGML is a semantic and structural language for text documents...
XML - Elements Attributes Entities In this tutorial you will learn about Elements Anatomy of tags Tag naming rules Invalid tags Valid tags Root and child elements Attributes When Do I use Attributes Entities Character data sections Comments and Processing instructions. mos_ri Elements Elements are the basic building blocks of XML...
XML - Document Type Definitions DTD In this totuorial you will learn about XML - Document Type Definitions DTD - Need DTD Types Of DTD’ s Internal DTD External DTD. NEED XML documents can contain many different types of markups including elements attributes and entity references. Whatever maybe the application it is desirable...
XML - Elements in Document Type Definitions DTD In this tutorial you will learn about Elements in DTD Elements child elements nested elements declaring elements with character data only declaring elements with mixed content declaring elements with any content declaring elements with no content and element order indicators and qualifiers. Elements...
XML Advantages There are many advantages to using XML for information exchange and they offer many benefits to the user. The Extensive Markup Language uses human language which is conversable and not the language used by computers which is binary and ASCII coded. XML is readable by even people who have had no formal introduction to XML or have been...
XML Disadvantages The extensive markup language is the way to go for developing future web applications and it almost defines the future of web development. There are no doubts about its performance in this arena. However XML also has some draw backs which need to be looked at and improved upon. The reason it faces some resistance from users is a...
XML Web Services One of the main reasons the web succeeded today is it simplicity due to which it can be omnipresent. Web services are the new generation we applications. They are self starting applications that run on their own platforms and are accessible on the web easily. Web services architecture is very simple to understand and is divided into...
XML Parsing XML documents can be parsed efficiently and more critically because XML is a widely accepted language. It is extremely crucial to programming for the web that XML data be parsed efficiently especially in cases a where the applications that are required to handle huge volumes of data. When parsing is improper it can increase memory usage...
XML Processing XML documents process is explained by a huge set of specifications and the list of these specifications is growing endlessly. A lot of applications depend on these specifications to work with XML or extensive markup language. These specifications will have all the requirements listed for XML processing model and even the XML language...
XML Remote Calling Procedure XML RPC or the XML Remote Calling Procedure is a set of compilations and implementations which allow certain programs to run on complex platforms or operating systems and allows them to make Remote Procedure calls on the Internet. The Remote Procedure Calling Protocol uses HTTP as a transport and uses XML for encoding....
XML Security Documents can be secured using XML now. When data is released to the web it becomes free for all and is available everywhere and it is literally omnipresent. How do you secure and safeguard something which is so widely spread. Security issues for XML documents has now reached climax because XML documents can be secured using XML security....
XML SQL Server The Extensible Markup Language was introduced in the SQL server because of the clause to SELECT. Now XML has been well integrated into the Microsoft SQL server in the Relational Database Management System or the RDBMS which can help create futuristic web programs and databases. Why introduce XML into a SQL server A business to...
XML and Service Oriented Architecture SOA or service oriented architecture is a procedure carried out to attain coupling between the loose elements in software agents. Service oriented architecture has to be treated like an environment rather than a procedure or programs because it is literally present everywhere. SOA or the service oriented architecture...
XML Spy XML Spy XML is a widely spread and accepted software and has a wide support on the Internet simply because it is flexible dynamic user friendly interoperable and flexible. XML today plays a pivotal role in software development and is associated with most of the programs being use today. XML spy is an extremely powerful tool associated with...
Using XML with Microsoft Excel One of the most useful features for a programmer would be Microsoft Excel s capability to support XML schemas which are user defined. Though it is not a very prominent feature which can be obviously noted it still exists and is very functional tool. In simple English it means that you can add and modify XML data in an...
Working with XML in Visual Basic Extensive markup language and Visual Basic is the odd couple of the industry. Visual Basic is one of the most common languages that are being used today. This Microsoft introduced language was meant to be middle tier in characteristic but has managed to get the top tier position when it comes to programming developing...
Working with XML in Oracle Introduction to XML Extensive markup language is the language which presents data in a human readable form of text. The data can be anything from a purchase order or a stock quote or weather radar or a flight schedule it can be represented using XML. XML is very similar to HTML in its functionalities because even XML uses...
Working with XML in Flash To integrate an XML document with Flash we need an XML document that works with Flash one that can set up the visual movements of the action movie and define the script that will be used for the code of the action movie. How do We Integrate XML and Macromedia Flash IMEX stands for Imaginary Macromedia Exchange...
Working with XML in Python The Extensive Markup Language and Python are two very different platforms. Python is a programming language and XML is a standards oriented language document. Python is a full fledged programming language which has its roots deep in scripts and also has matured over a period of time. XML is still evolving as a tool and...
Working with XML in Perl Extensive Markup language or the XML is a sort of data storage; it is very structured and mapped out. There are two most important aspects of XML that has to be covered one is writing in XML and reading it out in XML. Parsers have already been created in XML and knowing how these parsers can be used is very important to program...
Working with XML in C The Role of XML with C The Extensive Markup Language has changed the way in which information is being viewed and exchanged. Users can share their sensitive documents on the World Wide Web by declaring what is theirs for EDI or Electronic Data Interchange data publishing a data management tasks. XML is very structured and the...