XML in IE5 Programmer's Reference [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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A handy and straightforward owner's manual to XML, XML in IE5 Programmer's Reference surveys the current state of XML as it applies to Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and provides an excellent introduction to the many composite aspects of XML.

The opening chapter--entitled "What is XML?"--is one of the best overviews of XML you'll find. It covers the history and the promise of the language and answers many of the basic questions new XML coders will undoubtedly have.

Author Alex Homer gives clear examples of the use of XML and covers what features IE 5 supports. This introduction is followed by a chapter that defines the XML document structure and shows how all of the various components, such as DTDs (Document Type Definitions), XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language), XPL (Extensible Pointer Language), and XLL (Extensible Linking Language) all fit together.

Next the author presents the details of how DTDs and XML schemas can be used to frame the data your XML documents will work with. He also provides good coverage of the Xlink and Xpointer languages for connecting XML documents and the information they access. The book explains the XML Document Object Model (DOM) with plenty of short code snippets to illustrate syntax. Appendices offer reference to the IE 5 DOM, XML constructs, and cascading style sheet properties. This title is great for learning XML, but it will serve you just as well down the road as a handy reference. --Stephen W. Plain

Product Description

Provides a starting point for newcomers to XML. Covers document type definitions and XML Schemas, and all aspects of the XML Document Object Model. Looks at evolving XML standards and technologies. Presents the fastest track to working with XML and XSL in IE5. Softcover.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 479 pages
• Publisher: Peer Information Inc.; 1st edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861001576
• ISBN-13: 978-1861001573
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,391,294 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good XML reference book, July 31, 1999

By A Customer

"XML IE5 Programmer's reference" has lots of good examples that are explained in a nice way. However, be noted that it uses JavaScript and not VB Script. I do recommend it for people who'd like to get involved with XML IE5 client side programming or people would like to get involved in XML programming and they know nothing about it. What I didn't see in this book and I was expecting to see, were ASP examples i.e. how to use the XML DOM on the server side.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Best book I've found, but there's room for improvement., December 3, 1999

By	Alex Strasheim (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

The new XML features in IE5 are exciting, and we're starting to use XML to publish complicated db data on the web. This book got me up and running, so I've gotten a lot of use out of it. But my feeling is that no one has really figured out how to explain XML very well, and this book, like all of the other XML books I've read, seemed a little muddled and difficult to read. The first four chapters of the book are devoted to XML theory and descriptions of the various technologies MS uses, and I found them a little confusing, despite the fact that I was already running some of the XML-Apache code. For me, though, the bottom line is that the technology is so useful and exciting that it's worth expending a little extra effort to pick it up. If someone knows of a better book, email me and let me know. But for now, as far as I know this is an imperfect book that's the best way to learn an important new technology. For that reason, I recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and well-written, June 11, 1999

By A Customer

Finished this book in two days and made me fall in love with XML. This is the only book I've read on this subject but it still seems to cover most of the concepts you'd be concered with XML development in IE5. One of the few technical books I've read that I actually kinda enjoyed reading. If you're looking for a first book and a great reference book on XML in IE5 then this is definately the way to go.