Xml: Your Visual Blueprint for Building Expert Web Pages (Visual Read Less, Learn More) - Softcover

Vander Veer, Emily; Mengle, Rev

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764534777 ISBN 13: 9780764534775

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2000

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Emily A. Vander Veer has written several Internet-related books, including IDG Books' JavaScript For Dummies and JavaBeans For Dummies. Her work has appeared in numerous online and print publications including Byte, CNET, Object Magazine, and WEBTechniques.

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

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764534777
• ISBN 13: 9780764534775
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350