Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Basics
Although XML and XSL are very complex technologies, with the simple examples in this article you learn that you don't need extensive knowledge to do some powerful things. You can store your data in an XML document and use a basic XSL style sheet to select, filter, and sort the elements of an XML document for display as HTML in a Web browser. More ...
Rules For a Well-formed XML Document
An error in an XML document will bring your application to a halt. If you follow these rule for creating well-formed XML code, there is much less chance of creating an error, and any error will be easier to locate. More ...
XML Parsers
Before any work can be done with an XML document it needs to be broken down into its constituent parts with some sort of internal model built up, that job is done by a piece of software called a parser. More ...
Transforming XML with XSLT
The instructions for formatting XML documents is in a specification called XSLT (for Transformations) This article explains how to use XSLT to transform XML documents. The end result might be another XML document or an HTML document. More ...
SOAP Explained
Client applications and Web services communicate using messages in a format called Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). SOAP messages are simply XML documents constructed to SOAP specifications. These messages are communicated using standard Internet protocols, like http, smtp, and ftp. More ...
Program a Visual Basic XML Database
In this article I show you how to program an XML database with Visual Basic. This example consists of two parts, an XML document and a Visual Basic program that is used to browse, search, and edit the XML document. More ...
Create a Database Using Only Notepad
You can create your own database using only Windows Motepad, or any ASCII text editor, and use the database with Internet Explorer. Your database can be used as an address book, recipe file, collection catalog, or any of a thousand uses. More ...
Embed XML Data in Web Page and Access it Using JavaScript
HTML5 has a feature called a data block which allows you to embed XML data in a script block in your web page document and access it using JavaScript. More ...
XML Namespaces Explained
XML namespaces are simple in concept but difficult to explain because they can be declared and used in many different ways. In this article, I explain XML namespaces in their most basic form. Let's start with a basic XML document used to store air travel reservations. More ...
