The Java community process is developing the Streaming API for XML (StAX), a new API for pull parsing of XML.
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W3C XML Schema Needs You
The W3C XML Schema (XSD) specifications have drawn fire again recently, with a number of concerns being aired about an apparent lack of interoperability between implementations. Jonathan Robie, a member of the Schema Working Group, has issued a rallying cry for developers to unite and help push for
Oracle Java application performance, part 1: Creating dynamic strings
By John Carnell, et al – Performance optimization is a big topic; big enough to fill an entire book of information on how to make Oracle and Java perform better. In this and subsequent tips, we will look at just a few ways to improve the performance of your Java programs.
Microsoft Releases Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 4 SP 1
This version 40SP1 (14-March-2002) release "offers a number of new features and improvements over the MSXML 3.0, including support for the XML Schema language and substantially faster parser and XSLT engine. MSXML 4.0 SP1 is a complete replacement for MSXML 4.0 RTM and provides a number of bug f
Practical XML with Linux, Part 3: XML database tools for Linux
Your stash of XML documents is probably growing exponentially. Uche Ogbuji provides an overview of database types, then surveys the wide range of tools available for storing and managing XML data stores.
XML Pipeline Definition Language Controller Implementation
XML Pipeline is an XML vocabulary for describing the processing relationships between XML resources. A pipeline document specifies the inputs and outputs to XML processes, and a pipeline controller uses this document to figure out the chain of processing that must be executed in order to get a parti
Power Up Database Apps With XML
by Daniel Anderson and Mary V. Hooke – In this article, you’ll look at the XML for SQL Server 2000 Web Release 2 beta 2 (WR2) package and discover what it brings to your development toolbox (see Resources). You’ll build a small Visual Basic example using the XML Web release and the XMLHTTP object pr
Solving “COMMIT business rules” on the Database Server
This tip comes from Zlatko Sirotic – In the last few years, software development has focused on three-tier applications, mainly by separating the business rules layer from the presentation and data layers.There are two locations for the physical implementation of the business rules layer, an
Java Technology and XML Part 3: Performance Improvement Tips
By Thierry Violleau – Neither JavaTM nor XML Technology need an introduction, nor the synergy between the two: "Portable Code and Portable Data." With the growing interest in web services and e-business platforms, XML is joining Java in the developer's toolbox. As of today, no less than
SQL Server 2000, XML and XSL: The Ultimate Combination
By Mitchell Harper – All the hype that once surrounded XML is finally starting to die down, and developers are really beginning to harness the power and flexibility of the language. XML is a data descriptive language that uses a set of user-defined tags to describe data in a hierarchically structure