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XML (Extensible Markup Language) allows Web developers to enhance database connectivity, enrich pages with specialized data elements, and otherwise move beyond the limitations of HTML. This highly visual tutorial demonstrates over 100 different XML operations, from formulating Document Type Definitions (DTDs) to setting up styles with Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL). The CD–ROM contains code examples and an e–version of the book.
From the Back Cover
Read Less, Learn More Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a
visual approach to professional–level computer topics. Open the book and you′ll discover step–by–step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key XML tasks, including:
- Defining a namespace
- Declaring Document Type Definition elements
- Adding comments to a DTD file
- Declaring DTD entities and notations
- Validating a cascading style sheet
- Creating an XLS style sheet
- Build and XML "data island"
- Accessing the XML Document Object Model
- Adding an embedded XLink
Web authoring and editing tools on CD–ROM!- XML Notepad, Larval, and Expat
- Shareware version of StyleMaker
- Tryouts of XED and HomeSite 4.5 for Windows
- Plus all code and examples from the text and a searchable e–version of the book
Extra Apply It- "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips
- High–resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
- Succinct explanations walk you through step–by–step
- Two–page lessons break big topics into bite–sized modules
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