I've read scores of computer books, including quite a few from the "Teach Yourself..." series, and can honestly say this is one of the most poorly written books of them all. I'm six chapters in and can't say I've learned anything more than what I've already gleaned from other books' brief explanati
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days
โ Scribed by Simon North
- Publisher
- Sams
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 368
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
I've been in a process of trying to learn XML for quite awhile, and the books to be found on this topic have been frustrating. I'm trying to learn something new, but find difficulty learning from book after book that has so many mistakes. I'm able to learn just enough to realize the mistakes in the book, why something isn't working, and then troubleshoot the XML document I'm putting together.
Learning XML is nothing, but producing a VALID document through a Document Type Definition that you must write yourself is harder. You're then learning that process too. Plus..XSL and XSLT..so that the documents are Web usable.
I found Sam's Teach Yourself XML in 21 days better than most books I've worked with so far. The book was helpful. I also appreciated the links offered for great software, one of them being Architag XRay for transformations. It beats using Saxon at a command line.
If you want to learn XML, this book can help you with some basics. A better book is Real World XML by Steven Holzner.
โฆ Table of Contents
Local Disk......Page 0
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Table of Contents......Page 1
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Introduction......Page 11
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:About the Author......Page 15
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:What Is XML and Why Should I Care?......Page 18
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:What Is XML and Why Should I Care?......Page 22
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:What Is XML and Why Should I Care?......Page 26
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:What Is XML and Why Should I Care?......Page 29
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:What Is XML and Why Should I Care?......Page 32
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Anatomy of an XML Document......Page 35
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Anatomy of an XML Document......Page 40
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Anatomy of an XML Document......Page 46
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Anatomy of an XML Document......Page 50
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Anatomy of an XML Document......Page 54
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Using XML Markup......Page 57
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Using XML Markup......Page 61
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Using XML Markup......Page 65
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Using XML Markup......Page 68
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Using XML Markup......Page 71
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Using XML Markup......Page 74
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Working with Elements and Attributes......Page 77
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Working with Elements and Attributes......Page 81
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Working with Elements and Attributes......Page 84
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Working with Elements and Attributes......Page 87
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Working with Elements and Attributes......Page 91
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Well-formedness......Page 95
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Well-formedness......Page 105
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Well-formedness......Page 109
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Well-formedness......Page 113
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating Valid Documents......Page 117
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating Valid Documents......Page 123
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating Valid Documents......Page 126
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating Valid Documents......Page 130
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating Valid Documents......Page 133
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating Valid Documents......Page 137
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating Valid Documents......Page 140
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating Valid Documents......Page 144
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Developing Advanced DTDs......Page 148
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Developing Advanced DTDs......Page 153
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Developing Advanced DTDs......Page 158
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Developing Advanced DTDs......Page 164
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Developing Advanced DTDs......Page 170
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Developing Advanced DTDs......Page 172
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Developing Advanced DTDs......Page 176
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Developing Advanced DTDs......Page 179
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:XML Objects: Exploiting Entities......Page 182
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:XML Objects: Exploiting Entities......Page 188
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:XML Objects: Exploiting Entities......Page 192
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:XML Objects: Exploiting Entities......Page 195
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:XML Objects: Exploiting Entities......Page 198
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:XML Objects: Exploiting Entities......Page 202
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:XML Objects: Exploiting Entities......Page 205
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Validity......Page 208
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Validity......Page 212
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Validity......Page 217
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Validity......Page 221
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Validity......Page 225
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Checking Validity......Page 228
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating XML Links......Page 231
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating XML Links......Page 236
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating XML Links......Page 241
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating XML Links......Page 245
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating XML Links......Page 249
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Creating XML Links......Page 253
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Using XML's Advanced Addressing......Page 255
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Using XML's Advanced Addressing......Page 260
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Using XML's Advanced Addressing......Page 262
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Internet Explorer......Page 267
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Internet Explorer......Page 275
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Internet Explorer......Page 285
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Internet Explorer......Page 289
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Internet Explorer......Page 293
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Internet Explorer......Page 298
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Internet Explorer......Page 302
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Internet Explorer......Page 307
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Other Browsers......Page 313
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Other Browsers......Page 322
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Other Browsers......Page 329
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Other Browsers......Page 336
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Viewing XML in Other Browsers......Page 341
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Processing XML......Page 347
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Processing XML......Page 351
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Processing XML......Page 355
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Processing XML......Page 359
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days:Event-Driven Programming......Page 362
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