(Dimitre Novatchev) This article describes the added support in FXSL 2.0 for writing higher-order functions in XSLT 2.0 based on new fundamental XPath 2.0/XSLT 2.0 features such as the sequence datatype, strong typing and writing functions natively in XSLT. FXSL 2.0 makes nearly all standard XPath 2

(Andre Tost) The SOAP specification describes that a SOAP envelope can contain an optional header part. This header is meant to carry data that is not part of the payload of the actual message. The WSDL specification defines how to declare SOAP header data as part of a Web services definition. There

(Scott Van Achte) They can help you to achieve up to date indexing in Google, and, in a round about way, play a small roll in assisting with rankings. Sitemaps are not needed by everyone, but can be of significant use for many websites. This article will touch on the basics of what they are, who can

(Bertrand Delacretaz) Solr (pronounced “solar”) builds on the well-known Lucene search engine library to create an enterprise search server with a simple HTTP/XML interface. Using Solr, large collections of documents can be indexed based on strongly typed field definitions, thereby taking advantage

(Dethe Elza and David Mertz) XML has been used to markup both documents and structured data, which has been variously interpreted as one of its greatest strengths or failings, depending on your point of view. Where the lines blur between document and data XML can be a winner, but as a general soluti

(Steve Ward) .Net 2.0 introduces significant changes to the System.Configuration namespace. There are plenty of articles out there that already deal with the new ways of using the configuration classes and this article will not try to steal their thunder by essentially copying their content here. In

(notmasteryet) This article is trying to solve two ultimate serialization problems: –Can XML stream be deconstructed using multiple nested XmlReader processes; –Can XML stream be assembled from multiple nested XmlWriter processes.

(Craig McMurtry) This article compares ASP.NET Web services to the Windows Communication Foundation and explains what to do about existing and planned ASP.NET Web services now that the Windows Communication Foundation is soon to be released.

(Elliotte Rusty Harold) Validation is a powerful tool. It enables you to quickly check that input is roughly in the form you expect and quickly reject any document that is too far away from what your process can handle. If there’s a problem with the data, it’s better to find out earlier than later.

(Elliotte Rusty Harold) Validation is a powerful tool. It enables you to quickly check that input is roughly in the form you expect and quickly reject any document that is too far away from what your process can handle. If there’s a problem with the data, it’s better to find out earlier than later.