by Michael Fitzgerald – In this article, I will explore how you can translate an XML document into a Document Type Definition (DTD), a RELAX NG schema, and then into an W3C XML Schema (WXS) schema, in that order. I’ll do this with the aid of several open source tools, and I’ll also cover a way to va
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New XPath, XSLT and XQuery drafts
The XSLT, XPath and XQuery working groups have put out a great deal of new work, including updated XSLT 2.0, XPath 2.0, XPath and XQuery Functions and Operators, XQuery 1.0, XPath and XQuery Data Model, XPath and XQuery Formal Semantics, XQuery Use Cases and more.
How XML Is Conquering the Internet
By Jay Lyman – The main functions of XML are inter-application communication, data integration and external application communication with outside partners.
OScon 2002 Perl and XML Review
by Kip Hampton – This month, in place of the module introduction or other technical tutorial that usually appears here, I want to offer a few observations about the state of Perl-XML World in general, based on my experiences at the recent OScon 2002.
HOW TO: Use OPENXML with an XML file
This FAQ uses the example from books online titled “Sample Visual Basic Application to Update Records Using OPENXML and ADO”. It has been modified to use an XML file instead of XML text.The application is based on the assumption that the client has an XML document (created with some other ap
UDDI should flourish under OASIS
By Dave Kearns – Microsoft, IBM and the other ad-hoc ” trustees ” of the Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) initiative have finally found a standards body to take the technology under its wing. To no one’s surprise, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Infor
Safe Transit
By Kalen Delaney – When you move a backup of a SQL Server database from one server to another, you encounter some specific challenges. A common problem is that in the restore process, usernames and login names can be mismatched. Let’s look at why usernames and login names are important, why mismatch
Unisys taps Microsoft to bring BI to masses
By Heather Harreld – UNISYS WILL WORK together with Microsoft, SAP, SAS, ProClarity, and others to build an integrated BI ( business intelligence) solution designed to further leverage the massive amounts of data companies collect and need to analyze, according to an announcement from Unisys on Wedn
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Notification Services Released
This new high-performance platform enables you to build scalable notification applications on SQL Server that generate custom messages.
Front To Back, Oracle Targets Wireless
By Bryan Morgan – Despite building a corporate reputation based on its back-office database, a look at the company’s current product offerings makes it clear Oracle has made a wholesale commitment to move far beyond the IT server facility. A work in progress since 1999, Oracle now offers a suite of