Free eBooK : A Designers Guide To Adobe Indesign And Xml

A Designers Guide To Adobe Indesign And Xml

A Designers Guide to InDesign and XML is an introduction to XML tagging and how it works. The technology is broken down into its essential parts, explaining what XML is and how it works in plain English.

XML is a markup language, a close cousin to HTML. While HTML is used to format text for display, XML is used to tag or identify data. By "marking up" the data users can then transfer or repurpose it from one application to another. This ability to repurpose is XML's key advantage over most other technologies. And, because XML was built for the Web, it offers the promise of moving data from print to the Internet and back again with the push of a button.

The guide includes 10 real world projects with an aim toward users working with increasing confidence and skill to incorporate XML into their daily workflow. The projects include:

* Business card: How to create a structured layout in InDesign and import XML. Get text to format automatically and then flow into multiple examples.
* Product catalog: Learn how to import XML data into a structured layout using nested styles and cloned text.
* Magazine and newspaper: Tag and export magazine-style publications for Web distribution.
* SML and XSL: Transform XML into XHTML for use on the Web in Dreamweaver and GoLive.
* XML and CSS: Use Cascading Style Sheets with your exported XML.

A Designer's Guide to Adobe® InDesign® and XML:
Harness the Power of XML to Automate your Print and Web Workflows

by James J. Maivald; Cathy Palmer
Publisher: Adobe Press
Pub Date: December 04, 2007
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-50355-4
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-50355-8
eText ISBN-10: 0-321-54991-0
eText ISBN-13: 978-0-321-54991-4
Pages: 336

more info @ http://safari.oreilly.com/9780321549914
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Free eBooK : XML, Web Services, and the Data Revolution

XML, Web Services, and the Data Revolution

XML, Web Services, and the Data Revolution presents a revealing view of XML that places this emerging technology in the context of the ongoing Web revolution. Written for business and technical professionals, this book reveals the true value of XML for distributed information systems, explaining how it is transforming the way organizations manage data and build software systems, and the opportunities it offers for those organizations that understand its significance and impact.

This book places XML at the heart of a paradigm shift that is bridging the gap between traditional tightly coupled proprietary networks (DCOM, CORBA) and the dynamic, loosely-coupled, data-driven Web. The author explains how XML's simple rules for defining data vocabularies and protocols have opened up new possibilities for server to server interaction in the form of Web services for dynamic discovery and interaction. He goes on to discuss how frameworks such as .NET and J2EE(TM) provide important messaging, transaction, and security services for leveraging Web services in enterprise computing. The book also discusses how XML and Web services reflect a fundamental shift in software construction from monolithic applications to software based on the composition of simple parts. In addition, the book showcases XML at work in a wide array of applications, and explores how major software organizations have responded to the changes brought about by XML-based technology.

Specific topics include:

• XML and its role in the expanding enterprise
• The XML family of technologies including:
CSS, XFORMS, XHTML, and VoiceXML presentation technologies
DTDs and XML Schema technologies for structure and typing
XSLT, XPATH, and XQUERY technologies for manipulating XML
• The three waves of XML in practice:
Vertical industry-specific data vocabularies
Horizontal industry vocabularies (SVG, SMIL, EJB descriptors)
XML protocols (XML-RPC, SOAP)
• UDDI and WDSL (Web Services Definition Language)
• XML security, including XML Encryption, XML Signature, and XML Key Management Specification
• How .NET and J2EE(TM) fulfill the need for transactions and security for Web services
• ebXML and process-based Web interaction
• A new role for mainframe-based legacy applications
• A future where Web services meets P2P (peer-to-peer) computing

Containing both technical details and a broader perspective, XML, Web Services, and the Data Revolution provides the insight organizations must have to understand and harness this powerful technology for a successful venture into the evolving, Web-based enterprise computing environment.

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Free eBooK : First Look at ADO.NET and System Xml v 2.0

First Look at ADO.NET and System Xml v 2.0

Version 2.0 of the .NET Framework will offer powerful enhancements to ADO.NET that will give application and service developers unprecedented control over their data. In A First Look at ADO.NET and System.Xml v. 2.0, Microsoft's lead program manager on XML technologies joins with two leading .NET and XML experts to present a comprehensive preview of tomorrow's ADO.NET and System.Xml classes.

Drawing on the first .NET Framework 2.0 Technology Preview Release, the authors introduce powerful new techniques for simplifying development, enhancing flexibility, and leveraging .NET's new support for emerging XML standards. They also preview important new synergies between .NET Framework 2.0, XML, and the next version of SQL Server (code-named "Yukon").

This book's detailed coverage includes:

• Clear explanations of Microsoft's data-access intentions and directions--so you'll be ready when .NET 2.0 arrives
• A brief overview of ObjectSpaces--the exciting new technology for using objects that represent and hold their own data
• Major improvements in bulk loading, batch execution, and paging
• Support for truly asynchronous connection and command operations
• In-process server-side cursors for programmatic data processing within stored procedures
• XML class improvements that enhance standards support, promote integration, and maximize performance
• Beyond SQLXML 3.0: leveraging XQuery and XML Views in distributed query processing
• Better support for storing XML data and integrating relational and XML data management
• "Yukon's" new XML data type: using SQL Server as an XML document store

Whether or not you're already developing with ADO.NET, this book brings together all the insights, best practices, and sample code you'll need to get a running start with ADO.NET 2.0 and the System.Xml v. 2.0 classes.
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Free eBooK : Pro .NET 2.0 XML

Pro .NET 2.0 XML

XML is the de facto language for communication within and between distributed applications, whether they're on the Internet or a corporate network. XML is successful because of two strengths: it has a highly-structured human readable format and it can be transmitted as pure text. No matter how disparate applications and their architectures may be, text files can always be read, and therefore can accept XML data. This makes XML-based solutions advantageous over rival technologies like remoting.

Pro .NET 2.0 XML is the first book to provide a complete solution to XML on the .NET Framework 2.0 including the new .NET 3.0 extensions that are being released in January 2007. It provides you with everything you need to know to take advantage of XML in every aspect of your job--including integration with Windows Communication Foundation.

• This is the first book that describes how XML interacts with Windows Communication Foundation (part of the new .NET 3.0 extensions).
• Author Bipin Joshi is a Microsoft Certified Trainer who regularly teaches classes on XML. He provides the kind of clear, precise guidance that you need.
• This will be the most complete book on .NET 2.0 XML available. It covers everything you need to use XML effectively.

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Free eBooK : Special Edition Using XML Schema

Special Edition Using XML Schema

Special Edition Using XML Schema starts with an explanation of Schema basics: why they were created, the advantages they offer over DTDs, and an overview of the two major parts of the specification: Structure and Datatypes. Next, the author explains the differences between DTDs and Schemas, and demonstrates a simple DTD-to-Schema conversion. The bulk of the book explains the many parts of Schemas, dissecting the structure of a Schema and then introducing Datatypes. Each section includes practical examples, which the author creates and explains, building from the material discussed in the previous section. At the end of the book, the author demonstrates a large, real-world example Schema, showing how all the parts of Schemas interact and how readers would build XML data from the example Schema.
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Free eBooK : XML by Example

XML by Example

XML by Example is a hands-on guide for those who already know the basics of HTML authoring but want a complete introduction to the exciting new world of XML. It lives up to its title, with plenty of examples of actual XML, HTML, JavaScript, and Java code. The author is an experienced trainer in XML and Internet technology, and the result is a particularly clear and well-informed tutorial.

Beginning with an overview of XML technology, the book goes on to explain XML syntax complete with a list of common errors and misunderstandings. Next comes an explanation of DTDs (Document Type Definitions) and then a guide to transforming XML into readable output with XSL (XML Stylesheet Language) and CSS (cascading style sheets). That accounts for the first half of the book. The second part focuses on the programmer's view of XML, with information on XML parsing, the DOM (Document Object Model), and SAX (Simple API for XML). Finally, there is a walkthrough of a multitier e-commerce application using XML and Java servlets. There is an appendix providing a crash-course introduction to Java.

Although it is aimed at XML newcomers, XML by Example covers a good bit of ground. Its fast pace makes it more demanding than some tutorials, but professionals will welcome its tight focus. A glossary and index round off the excellent handbook.
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Free eBooK : VoiceXML 2.0 Developer's Guide : Building Professional Voice-enabled Applications with JSP, ASP & Coldfusion

VoiceXML 2.0 Developer's Guide : Building Professional Voice-enabled Applications
with JSP, ASP & Coldfusion

Engineer your way to excellence! This professional resource explains in full detail how to build VoiceXML-based applications using real-world programs you can adapt for your own projects. The book includes three full-scale, enterprise-level applications complete with all source code.

Develop real-world voice-based applications using this authoritative one-of-a-kind guide. Featuring in-depth coverage of both core and emerging topics within voice-enabled technology, this book explains everything from setting up a simple voice mail system to developing advanced multi-model voice applications using the newest Web telephony engine. You'll learn how to integrate VoiceXML with other key technologies such as ASP, JSP, ColdFusion, CCXML, and SALT. All examples are based on today's most current hardware. Containing project specifications, guidelines, deployment procedures--as well as actual case studies with all source code--this practical resource will change the way you develop next-generation voice-based applications.
*Design dialog flow and navigation architecture and learn guidelines for voice applications
*Manage content and identify target audience
*Learn VoiceXML document structure and execute multi-document-based applications
*Develop voice mail and voice banking systems using ASP and VoiceXML
*Identify the scope and role of grammars in VoiceXML 2.0
*Use JSP to interact with databases and write code for front-end dialogs
*Understand the benefits and components of the Microsoft Web telephony engine
*Write CCXML programs and integrate CCXML with VoiceXML applications
*Produce speech output and speech input in SALT

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Free eBooK : XML in Theory and Practice

XML in Theory and Practice

XML is a powerful cross-platform mark-up language which has readily been adopted as a standard in many spheres of web and software development. Real benefits include its ease of integration into existing systems, the simplicity of using it in object-oriented environments and its wide applicability. Chris Bates shows how to use XML in modern software developments and backs up a thorough treatment of its key points with clear, practical examples.
Programmers and developers wanting both A-Z coverage and a practical how-to, will find stepwise guidance on:
* creating data,
* storage formats,
* implementing interfaces,
* providing a wireless protocol in distributed applications (SOAP), and
* creating intermediate data formats on the web.

Chris Bates provides live code in Java to show how XML can be employed in the development of applications and also provides details of how XML parsers work. You will learn more than simply how XML operates. You'll gain insight and understanding of the concepts, their importance and their application. Problems and exercises are provided and make the book ideal for self-study or classroom situations. With an accompanying website containing code samples and links to important web-sites, XML in Theory and Practice is a must-have primer on the subject.
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Free eBooK : Beginning XML, 4th Edition

Beginning XML, 4th Edition

Beginning XML provides a complete course in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) with an unusually gradual learning curve. In fact, the introduction states that the book is "for people who know that it would be a pretty good idea to learn the language, but aren't 100 percent sure why." Despite its recognition of the fuzziness of readers' understanding of the technology, the book delivers a rather comprehensive study of XML.

Very little space is wasted detailing the history of XML and its relation to SGML, as is the case in many other titles. The argument for the importance of XML is made quickly, and the basics of well-formed syntax are tackled right off. One notable distinction of this book is its excellent coverage of related technologies, such as cascading style sheets (CSS) and relational databases.

In addition to discussing the crucial companion standards to the core XML language (DTDs, XSL, and XSLT), the book adds a nice perspective to the broad range of applications in which XML can play a role. One section, "Other Uses for XML," illustrates how XML can be used to serialize object models, creating stateless objects and utilizing the Resource Description Framework (RDF). Case studies on--among other things--how XML can be used to build discussion groups, and provide B2B data transfer, round out the text. This book is perfect for Web programmers who are turning their attention to XML for the first time. It imparts a solid understanding of the XML forest and XML trees.
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Free eBooK : XML Problem Design Solution

XML Problem Design Solution

• Offering a unique approach to learning XML, this book walks readers through the process of building a complete, functional, end-to-end XML solution
• Featured case study is an online business product catalog that includes reports, data input/output, workflow, stylesheet formatting, RSS feeds, and integration with external services like Google, eBay, and Amazon
• The format of presenting a problem and working through the design to come up with a solution enables readers to understand how XML markup allows a business to share data across applications internally or with partners or customers even though they might not use the same applications

This book provides information about XMLand the issues involved in designing XML-based solutions for business problems. It does so in a case-study format, with each chapter taking one part of the single main project, and leading you through the design of a solution for that, so that by the end of the book, you will understand every aspect of using XMLto design business solutions.

After a broad-stroke introduction to XMLtechnologies, the book surveys solutions to typical business and technology needs that are best solved using XML. You’ll tackle XMLmarkup—more specifically, the kind of markup that you find “under the hood” of everyday applications and web services. Commonly available resources are used to show you the fundamentals of what XMLmarkup is, how to get at valuable information through these resources, and how to begin providing valuable information to others through XML.

The book thus emphasizes the fundamentals of structured markup, and uses commodity technologies such as XSLT and scripting to build working examples. Discussion of XMLSchema languages is limited to comparing and contrasting the major approaches within the framework of the working example.

This book is a nuts-and-bolts guide to help you leverage XMLapplications, some of which you didn’t even know you had. It covers XML1.0, and related technologies such as XSLT, XQuery, and XPath. The focus of the examples is on use of XMLto share information across the enterprise.

An XMLprimer helps novice users get off to a quick start. Readers then move into sections of increasing depth, each developing a more advanced treatment of XMLthan the one before. Readers who have some familiarity with the material are welcome to dive right in to a section to consider specific XMLapplication scenarios.

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Free eBooK : Beginning XML, Second Edition

Beginning XML, Second Edition

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a rapidly maturing technology with powerful real-world applications, particularly for the management, display, and organization of data. Together with its many related technologies it is an essential technology for anyone using markup languages on the web or internally.

This book teaches you all you need to know about XML — what it is, how it works, what technologies surround it, and how it can best be used in a variety of situations, from simple data transfer to using XML in your web pages. It builds on the strengths of the first edition, and provides new material to reflect the changes in the XML landscape — notably SOAP and Web Services, and the publication of the XML Schemas Recommendation by the W3C.
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Free eBooK : Essential XML: Beyond MarkUp

Essential XML: Beyond MarkUp

The Extensible Markup Language (XML) has been anointed as the universal duct tape for all software integration problems despite XML's relatively humble origins in the world of document management systems. Essential XML presents a software engineering-focused view of XML and investigates how XML can be used as a component integration technology much like COM or CORBA. Written for software developers and technical managers, this book demonstrates how XML can be used as the glue between independently developed software components (or in the marketecture terminology du jour, how XML can act as the backplane for B2B e-commerce applications). Authors Don Box, Aaron Skonnard, and John Lam cover the key issues, technologies, and techniques involved in using XML as the adhesive between disparate software components and environments. They explain the fundamental abstractions and concepts that permeate all XML technologies, primarily those documented in the XML Information Set (Infoset). XML-based approaches to metadata, declarative, and procedural programming through transformation and programmatic interfaces are covered. Don Box, co-author of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) specification, provides readers with insight into this emerging XML messaging technology for bridging COM, CORBA, EJB, and the Web. Readers acquire a better understanding of XML's inner workings and come to see how its platform, language, and vendor independence--along with its accessibility--make it an extraordinarily effective solution for software interoperation.
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