Oracle XML Handbook (Book/CD-ROM package) (Paperback)

by Ben Chang (Author), Mark Scardina (Author), K. Karun (Author), Stefan Kiritzov (Author), Ian Macky (Author), Niranjan Ramakrishnan (Author)

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Amazon.com Review
The Oracle Corporation has made XML a key component of its overall strategy and product architectures. Unfortunately, like most Oracle technologies, XML is multifaceted and adorned with numerous names and acronyms. The Oracle XML Handbook is a small title with a big mission: to put XML in perspective as it exists in the Oracle universe.

The book follows the familiar style of other Oracle Press documentation, presenting the "big picture," followed by chapters devoted to the various individual products and technologies involved. This title is meant for those already familiar with Oracle; it would be confusing for readers looking for an overview of Oracle's XML capabilities.

This isn't a tutorial per se, but there are plenty of small code examples that illustrate the basic techniques involved. For example, in the discussion of the Simple API for XML (SAX), the authors include Java code that illustrates how to use SAX to pluck information from an XML document. The higher-level topics, such as development for Oracle8i databases by using the XSQL Servlet, are accompanied well by flow and architectural documents.

One of the most useful sections of this book is the "Oracle and XML in Action" chapter, which presents some real-world examples. An accompanying CD includes Oracle's XDK for Java components, as well as trial versions of Oracle8i and JDeveloper for Windows NT and Windows 2000. Oracle developers--especially those working on the Web--should make a little room on their bookshelves for this new handbook. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: XML Parser for Java, Java Class Generator, XML-related beans, XML Parser for PL/SQL, XML Parser for C, XML development with Oracle8i, development with Oracle Application Server, Oracle Internet File System (iFS), XML and interMedia text, and XML on the Oracle Technology Network.

Product Description
From the only official publisher of Oracle Press books comes this unique resource--Oracle XML Handbook. This one-of-a-kind reference explains the XML standard, how to create XML documents, and how XML will transform legacy systems integration involving e-commerce initiatives. As more corporations migrate to an eBusiness model using Oracle8i--THE database for Internet computing--it's crucial for all of you Web developers to learn to use XML in the Oracle environment. This is your book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 357 pages
• Publisher: Osborne Publishing (June 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007212489X
• ISBN-13: 978-0072124897
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,325,780 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth buying, October 19, 2000

By	Javed Ashraf (Zürich, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This book is a waste of money, cause all the information you are getting in this book is available on the oracle's technet.

This book is a collection of white papers, software manual, etc. What disturbed me the most was the fact that there is a nearly 20 pages of how to download software from the oracle technet !! god !!.

And instead of packing the tons of source listing on the CD they have it in the book itself. Most of these listings are available in the READMEs, and Tutorial you get when you download the XML Parser, XSQL Utility, etc.

DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book to look for Oracle XML capabilites, June 29, 2000

By	Krishnendu Chakraborty "hello123" (Redwood Shores, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book summarizes the Oracle XML capabilities for B2B applications. It gives an excellent introduction on XML for beginners and walks the reader through a set of real world web based applications that can be built with Oracle technologies. It is highly recommended for any software developer who uses Oracle technology to run their B2B applications.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars should be a whitepaper on Oracle's web site, March 19, 2002

By	Douglas W. Bieber "dougbieber" (Chino Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There is very little of value in this book that shouldn't be posted on Oracle's web site as a tutorial or whitepaper. It is expectedly Oracle centric, but only covers their products in a very broad manner without much meat. For example, Chapter 4: "Developing for an Oracle Application" is only 16 pages and simply provides definitions for the variety of Oracle-side web apps/extensions.

If you really want to buy an Oracle XML book, then get the O'Reilly "Oracle XML Applications". Now there's a 5* book.