XML for ASP.NET Developers

XML for ASP.NET Developers first gives a solid foundation in the basics of MSXML including XML Syntax, XML Schemas, Xpath, Xlink, Xpointer, and other concepts necessary to leverage the power of XML. After the building blocks of XML are thoroughly covered, Dan guides readers through manipulating XML documents using the Document Object Model (DOM) and XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) both on the client and the server. Detailed examples combined with easy to follow tutorials will have readers transforming XML documents into professional looking applications quickly and easily. Providing a single source for information on a variety of XML related technologies makes XML for ASP.NET Developers a necessary edition to any developer’s library and sets it apart from any book available today.


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DB2 Express-C: The Developer Handbook for Xml, Php, C/c++, Java, and .net

DB2 Express-C: The Developer Handbook for Xml, Php, C/c++, Java, and .net
Paperback: 330 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Referenc (September 7, 2006)
Language: English


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CBT Nuggets - Intro to XML and Programming using the Microsoft.NET Platform

CBT Nuggets - Intro to XML and Programming using the Microsoft.NET Platform

Trainer: Michael J. Shannon
Running Time: 8 Hours
Format: cue/bin
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XML, the standardized format of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) aims to make application development and integration very simple. It is a data format and framework that has been adopted as the basis for information exchange by the software development community. It is so powerful that Microsoft developed their entire .NET platform around using XML.
It is simple to learn, flexible to use and easy to understand. It works with applications, the internet and databases and is platform independent meaning it can be used to share data between a variety of database and application types and formats.
Garth Schulte, the instructor for this series, details how XML came to life, why it is needed and how you can use it. This creates a very informative foundation of knowledge that will benefit programmers, administrators and engineers alike. If your job entails any type of interface with databases, connectivity of applications or transferring of information, you need to watch these videos.
Programmers will find the videos a great place to start if they are considering an MCAD or MCSD for .NET certification track. The series contains 14 videos that average 30 minutes in length. This provides for 7 hours of in-depth instruction that is designed to entertain as well as educate. You won’t fall asleep watching these. Garth has a great personality that shines through in his presentation of the material. He is truly passionate about programming and what you can create with a computer.

CDROM Contents: Introduction to XML
- What is XML?
- Introduction to XML in the .NET Framework
- Basic XML
- Parsing XML
- Validating XML
- Writing XML
- Technologies for Handling XML Data
- Creating Trees using DOM
- Navigating Trees using XPath
- Querying and Linking XML using XQuery
- Formatting and Transforming XML using XSLT
- Manipulating Cached XML
- Serializing Objects as XML
- SQL XML

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C# Developer’s Guide to ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET

Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (March 29, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0672321556
ISBN-13: 978-0672321559








Topics covered in this book include: the .NET Foundation Classes that are most used by developers--ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET, and details about the construction of Web Services and how they programmatically communicate with each other.

From the Back Cover

This is the book every C# developer needs to read to understand how to create effective Internet applications using ASP.NET. As recognized experts in the field, Jeffrey P. McManus and Chris Kinsman explain how to build applications through effective use of ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET.

In addition, this book will provide:

• Information about the Common Language Runtime and .NET Foundation Classes, which form the building blocks for application development in the .NET universe
• Practical C# code examples that illustrate operations used most often by
  application developers
• Thorough reference material to the objects available in the Foundation
  Class libraries

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This book has several good chapters but too simple on a few important chapters. It is a shame that the source code is neither included in a CD, nor downloadable from the publisher web site. Source code listing occupies a large portion of the book. The book also contains many "reference" sections that list members of classes without explaining them. Such references are simply useless.
Chapter 1 is the introduction of the book. It did a good job in pointing out the problems with asp.old and summarized the new feature of asp.net.

Chapter 2 contains the real meat of the book: asp.net page and controls. The chapter covers a lot of materials. Unfortunately, the explanation of concept is too simplified and it does not show any insight. The section that describes HTML control and server control simply lists all the controls and members without detailed comments on how to use them. The examples are too simple. The authors should really split chapter into multiple chapters and discuss each subject in detail. After all, this is the most important part of ASP.NET.

Chapter 3 discusses the ASP.NET tracing and debugging. The tracing portion is OK but the debugging portion is too simplified.

Chapter 4 discusses the state management and caching. This is a good chapter that clearly explains how things work. The examples are good.

Chapter 5 discusses configuration and deployment. The overall chapter is OK. The discussion on XCopy deployment is excellent and very useful.

Chapter 6 discusses web services. Unfortunately, this chapter is like chapter 2. It does not have enough depth on the discussion of such an important subject.

Chapter 7 discusses security. This is another good chapter with clear discussion and good examples.

Chapter 8 discusses the HttpHandlers and HttpModules. The discussion and examples of HttpModules are very good.

Chapter 9 discusses the user control and server control. This discussion of server control is OK but I hope the author will go into more depth on user control since it is important.

Chapter 10 discusses XML. This chapter has a few good examples. However, this chapter does not have nearly enough depth if XML is one of the three subjects listed on the title. Some of the XML technologies in .NET, such as XML Serialization, are not discussed at all in this chapter.

Chapter 11 discusses ADO.NET. Again, this chapter is too simply single ADO.NET is one of the three subjects listed on the title. The discussion on data adapter is too simple and strongly-typed dataset is not discussed at all.

In overall, the authors did a good job on some chapters but several most important chapters are too simple. Not making source code available is a disaster since the book has to use a large portion of 590 pages on code listing. Also, some reference sections of this book are useless. The book should give more room to in depth discussion on how things work, what is useful, what works and how.

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Book Description
An accessible and step-by-step approach to using VB.NET and XML enterprise application development

XML is a tool for interacting with, describing, and transporting data between machines across networks and across the Internet-perfectly suited for Microsoft’s .NET plan to fully integrate the Internet into distributed computing. By using real-world and fully-functional examples, this book quickly brings Visual Basic programmers and developers up to speed on XML for enterprise application development. The authors include an overview of XML and how it works with VB.NET, then explain how to use it to manipulate data in distributed environments.

Companion Web site at www.vb-helper.com features the complete working code for all the examples built in the book.

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.NET Platform: The next big overhaul to Microsoft’s technologies that will bring enterprise distributed computing to the next level by fully integrating the Internet into the development platform. This will allow interaction between any machine, on any platform, and on any device.

Visual Basic.NET: The update to this popular visual programming language will offer greater Web functionality, more sophisticated object-oriented language features, links to Microsoft’s new common runtime, and a new interface.

ASP.NET: A programming framework (formerly known as Active Server Pages) for building powerful Web-based enterprise applications; can be programmed using VB.NET or C#.

C#: Microsoft’s new truly object-oriented programming language that builds on the strengths of C++ and the ease of Visual Basic; promises to give Sun’s Java a run for its money.

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An accessible and step-by-step approach to using VB.NET and XML enterprise application development XML is a tool for interacting with, describing, and transporting data between machines across networks and across the Internet-perfectly suited for Microsoft’s .NET plan to fully integrate the Internet into distributed computing. By using real-world and fully-functional examples, this book quickly brings Visual Basic programmers and developers up to speed on XML for enterprise application development. The authors include an overview of XML and how it works with VB.NET, then explain how to use it to manipulate data in distributed environments. Companion Web site at www.vb-helper.com features the complete working code for all the examples built in the book. Microsoft Technologies .NET Platform: The next big overhaul to Microsoft’s technologies that will bring enterprise distributed computing to the next level by fully integrating the Internet into the development platform. This will allow interaction between any machine, on any platform, and on any device. Visual Basic.NET: The update to this popular visual programming language will offer greater Web functionality, more sophisticated object-oriented language features, links to Microsoft’s new common runtime, and a new interface. ASP.NET: A programming framework (formerly known as Active Server Pages) for building powerful Web-based enterprise applications; can be programmed using VB.NET or C#. C#: Microsoft’s new truly object-oriented programming language that builds on the strengths of C++ and the ease of Visual Basic; promises to give Sun’s Java a run for its money.

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.NET and XML

.NET and XML [Free .Net ebooks download]

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If you’re seeking ways to build network-based applications or XML-based web services, Microsoft provides most of the tools you’ll need. XML is integrated into the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET, but if you want to get a grasp on how .NET and XML actually work together, that’s a different story.

With .NET & XML, you can get under the hood to see how the .NET Framework implements XML, giving you the skills to write understandable XML-based code that interoperates with code written with other tools, and even other languages. .NET & XML starts by introducing XML and the .NET Framework, and then teaches you how to read and write XML before moving on to complex methods for manipulating, navigating, transforming, and constraining it. To demonstrate the power of XML in .NET, author Niel Bornstein builds a simple hardware store inventory system throughout the book. As you move from chapter to chapter, you’ll absorb increasingly complex information until you have enough knowledge to successfully program your own XML-based applications. This tutorial also contains a quick reference to the API, plus appendices present additional .NET assemblies that you can use to work with XML, and how to work with the .NET XML configuration file format. One study puts the potential market for new software based on XML at or near $100 billion over the next five years. The .NET Framework gives you a way to become a part of it. But to use XML and .NET effectively, you need to understand how these two technologies work together. This book gives you the insight to take full advantage of the power the two provide.

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