Special Edition Using SOAP [Paperback]

John Paul Mueller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789725665 | ISBN-13: 978-0789725660 | Publication Date: September 22, 2001 | Edition: 1

This book will introduce the reader to SOAP and serve as a comprehensive reference to both experienced and new developers in the area. Only one other book completely dedicated to SOAP is currently on the market, and it has strong sales because no other information is available. SE Using SOAP will capture more readers than the competition because it provides real-world examples and troubleshooting with complete data conversion information. The emphasis will be on getting started fast instead of reading through white paper-style theory in hopes of finding applicable information. By reading this book and working through the examples, the reader will be well versed in SOAP and its applications immediately. SE Using SOAP includes difficult to find information on how SOAP works with different languages and protocols including Visual Basic.NET, Visual Basic 6, C#, XML, HTTP, SDL, DISCO, COM, SQL Server, plus much more. Also covers how to work with PDAs, an ever-growing need in the data transfer market.

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This book will introduce the reader to SOAP and serve as a comprehensive reference to both experienced and new developers in the area. Only one other book completely dedicated to SOAP is currently on the market, and it has strong sales because no other information is available. SE Using SOAP will capture more readers than the competition because it provides real-world examples and troubleshooting with complete data conversion information. The emphasis will be on getting started fast instead of reading through white paper-style theory in hopes of finding applicable information. By reading this book and working through the examples, the reader will be well versed in SOAP and its applications immediately. SE Using SOAP includes difficult to find information on how SOAP works with different languages and protocols including Visual Basic.NET, Visual Basic 6, C#, XML, HTTP, SDL, DISCO, COM, SQL Server, plus much more. Also covers how to work with PDAs, an ever-growing need in the data transfer market.

About the Author

John Mueller is the owner of DataCon Services, a programming and design consulting business that also provides client software and programming training. He is also a freelance author and technical editor with 29 books and almost 200 magazine articles under his belt. The topics range from networking to Web development and from Windows programming to artificial intelligence.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Que; 1 edition (September 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789725665
• ISBN-13: 978-0789725660
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,616,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 87 books and over 300 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads down programming. His most recent book is "Windows Command Line Administration Instant Reference" (Sybex, ISBN: 978-0-470-65046-2). His technical editing skills have helped over 52 authors refine the content of their manuscripts. You can reach John on the Internet at [e-mail] and his Web site at: http://www.mwt.net/~jmueller/.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly Honest, March 18, 2002

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Greg Tomkins (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Special Edition Using SOAP (Paperback)

This book is definetely one of the better SOAP books around, particularly if you're looking for something that stays focussed and presents a balanced view of the technology. In fact, as you read this book, the author's numerous caveats about shifting standards, incompatabilities, performance and security problems, etc. might make you wonder why you started down the SOAP road in the first place. Here's a few other things I noticed:

1. Possibly contains the largest number of URL references of any computer book I've read (links to specifications, third party tools, etc.) including a whole appendix on SOAP tools.

2. Does NOT contain much code at all, which is OK for me, but if you want it, the author provides it for free on his web site. (This keeps the book relatively thin, which I truly appreciate!). What code there is is fairly Microsoft (and VB in particular) oriented, though, there are few .NET references.

3. Focussed and avoids a lot of repetition from other books re: related technologies such as XML, SAX/DOM, etc.

A good mix of theory and practical advice and above all, a much more honest and balanced (eg. relatively hype-free) view of the world than is typical.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellence resource for SOAP, February 20, 2002

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D. chung (toronto) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Special Edition Using SOAP (Paperback)

I had to get SOAP up and running between a Java client and a Microsoft IIS web server within three weeks, and this book has provide most of the information I needed to accomplish the project. It has an excellence flow, and provides very useful examples. It also has many links to websites that have additional details for specific topics. I highly recommend it for anyone who are interesting in SOAP. However, it is important to note that this book is geared toward the Microsoft platform. As with any new technology, you need to get information from different resource. If you're using SOAP on the Microsoft platform, the online MSDN contains many examples and update information on SOAP. I found the SOAP newsgroups extremely helpful. It contains solutions to many problems that programmers in the real world encounters. If you will not be using SOAP on a Microsoft platform, I recommend "SOAP cross platform web service" by Scott seely.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Book--Crummy Graphics in Chapter 4, December 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Special Edition Using SOAP (Paperback)

I gave this book five stars for content. The book contains a considerable number of examples, all of which worked for me. Most helpful was the PDA example. At least I know how to get a single application to work on both a PDA and a desktop machine now.

The book is filled with lots of helpful information about troubleshooting, problems that I'd run into (and I did run into several of them), and how to get the best performance from my application. I'm sure the wealth of Web site listings will come in handy too.

The graphics in Chapter 4 are absolutely absurd. They start going off track about Figure 5. It looks like the last two figures in the chapter were supposed to be inserted at Figure 5 and 6. I don't blame the author for this because it looks like he did a great job in every other respect. Hopefully the publisher will fix this problem.