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 ...
XML 101
What is XML? Why is it creating such a deluge of interest? What should you know about XML, and perhaps more importantly, why should you even care about it? In this article, I will provide a high-level description of what XML is, and what it's not. 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 ...
Using and Creating RSS News Feeds
RSS is a simple XML file that a publisher places on their website. The data contained in the file is a list of new articles on the website. Being in a standard XML format makes the RSS file available for anyone to access and use. More ...
Introduction to XML Schemas
This article explains what an XML Schema is and the many usefull purposes thay provide for with code examples. More ...
Where to Run XSLT Files
Unfortunately, unlike html and JavaScript, most browsers do not have a built-in XSLT processor, so you won't be able to test XSLT on your desktop. An alternative is to use one of the free online XSLT processors. 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 ...
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 ...
