(Ken Henderson) As we saw in the earlier discussions of updategrams and OPENXML, inserting XML data into a SQL Server database is relatively easy. However, both of these methods of loading data have one serious drawback: They’re not suitable for loading large amounts of data. In the same way that us

(Travis Laborde) From time to time, people ask the question “How can I insert many records at once into SQL Server?” The purpose of this quick article is to describe that process in very basic details. I’ll give a very simple example, so that you can then take it from there.

(Alejandro Gervasio) In the first article of a three-part series, you will learn the basics of using the “simplexml” extension that comes with PHP 5. This library is primarily focused on parsing simple XML files, and can save you a lot of work.

(S. Adler, R. Cochrane, J. F. Morar and A. Spector) The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is an open standard for creating domain- and industry-specific markup vocabularies. XML has become the predominant mechanism for electronic data interchange between information systems and can be described as a

(Tony Marston) Some people complain than XML and XSL are too verbose, that it takes too may keystrokes to achieve the simplest of things. To me this is irrelevant – it is much more important that software be readable and understandable to other humans than be quick to type. I would rather take a min

(Daniela Florescu) Different communities embrace the language for different reasons. Its platform and vendor neutrality make it a natural format for Service Oriented Architectures and Web Services. Its simple syntax is widespread and its schema flexibility makes XML attractive.

(Frank Coyle) Now it’s time to move to step 4 in our series and look at options for working with XML at a programming level. For a company like ZwiftBooks, building a corporate infrastructure around XML implies being able to move XML code into and out of programs seamlessly. This means extracting, m

(Dan Zambonini) When it comes to the Semantic Web, you might call me a disillusioned advocate. I’ve been dipping in and out of the technologies for the last 5 years or so, but am increasingly frustrated by the lack of any visible progress.

(Thiru Thangarathinam) One of the main benefits of XML is that it separates data from its presentation. Without further elaboration, this claim seems ordinary. However, if you combine XML data with an XSL Transformations (XSLT) style sheet, you will then have a powerful way to dynamically transform

(Ed Tittel) You can learn a lot about XML and Windows by executing the following command sequence on any modern Windows (2000 or newer) desktop or server machine: cd c:dir *.xml /s >> xmlfiles.txt (R)