XML Programming with VB and ASP [Paperback]

Mark Wilson (Author), Tracey Wilson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1884777872 | ISBN-13: 978-1884777875 | Publication Date: December 15, 1999 | Edition: 1st

An introduction to XML for both beginner and intermediate VB and ASP developers featuring over 50 pages of example code and a best-practices approach to XML on the Web and in 3-tier development.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a well-written book for experienced VB programmers and ASP developers to introduce them to XML programming...5 stars out of 5." -- Mitch Tulloch of Swynk.com

About the Author

Wilson works for an international consulting company as a technical project manager.

Wilson is a VB and SQL Server consultant specializing in 3-tier development architectures.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Manning Publications; 1st edition (December 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884777872
• ISBN-13: 978-1884777875
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,215,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction and overview of XML, VB, and ASP, April 17, 2000

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This review is from: XML Programming with VB and ASP (Paperback)

This is a short introduction and overview to using XML with ASP and VB. It should take your understanding of XML from beginner to intermediate. Plenty of code samples are provided to illustrate the concepts. This is very much a practical book.

The book does contain several typos, and some of the sample code does not work correctly. However these are minor points.

Many XML books are quite esoteric and concentrate on the detail. This book takes an alternative approach of giving the reader details of the most relevant XML objects, properties and methods. In essence the reader gets a kick-start into the practical world of XML.

You may need to read the book twice (or at least the code-related chapters 4 and 6) to get the most from it.

The book contains several important snippets of information sources (e.g. Schema tools, generating a DTD from XML data), which could be quite rewarding.

The book tries to be comprehensive and detailed (e.g. by giving a n-tier application) but it probably fails in this since it also brief. Additionally only very brief details of schemas and BizTalk are given.

Overall an enjoyable read.

34 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Loosing stars by the minute - missing bits of code maybe, April 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: XML Programming with VB and ASP (Paperback)

I had high expectations for this book after reading the reviews, and it seemed to be just what I was looking for. Practical examples of how to use it with ASP. Well, I must admit, the style of writing is far less dry than other XML books. But...the typos, and missing details are driving me nuts!

In trying to type in the example code I'm getting *very* frustrated. In working through chapter 4, I just can't get the example of standalone data islands to work. The section labeled 'full source code' can't possibly be. I need the source code for the data island AND the html file. There isn't enough detail to make it work.

So, figuring I'd skip that and move on, well now just a short bit latter 4.4.11, I've typed the code in exactly, and checked it mulitple times, but my button bar keeps ending up in the wrong place. NEXT to the table rather than under it! I try putting in the standard HTML tags to fix it (p, br, etc) and none of it works. Why?

I consider myself to be pretty good with HTML, and intermediate in ASP (2 years or so) yet just can't get these things working. The book web site has nothing under the errata section either!

I'm going to keep plugging at it, but this book is loosing stars by the minute.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not to the point and hard to follow, October 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: XML Programming with VB and ASP (Paperback)

I am quite disappointed with this book after having read the first several chapters. A sloppy writing style(not to mention a lot of typos) and contents organization makes unclear of the basic concepts and applications. It is difficult to get the points. I got confused, even though I have knowledge of XML and programming experience in VB and ASP. I think it is just a waste of time to continue to read this book, I would like to get more info about XML programming with VB and ASP directly from Microsoft's website.