(Padma Apparao) The benefits of XML spring primarily from the standard’s inherent flexibility and its suitability for use with any kind of data at any depth of complexity. The extensibility features of XML enable one to define new tags as needed. XML also provides validation checks for structural co

(Adam Delves) In our last article, we touched the surface of Ajax by developing a simple email validation application. In this article we are going to delve deeper into Ajax and explore how XSL can be used on both the client side (using Javascript) and on the server (using PHP) to transform XML data

(Bill Hines) Service-oriented systems are currently all the rage, and rightfully so. It seems like only yesterday that service-oriented architecture (SOA) was the new buzzword, making us wonder whether this was just more marketing hype or a technology that would actually become useful — similar to

(Daniel Rubio) Besides the term SOA, there is perhaps just one more new term that has made itself onto the development lists of many IT departments in the last few months: Ajax. Although the term is more inclined to stir excitement among Web usability and design professionals, it does bring its shar

(Jayaram Krishnaswamy) This hands-on tutorial should help you in understanding the interface available for querying the SQL Server 2005 databases. Some of the major features will be discussed as related to their use rather than going into a lot of details. Querying the database is one of the most ba

(ChiranjibC) Asynchronous JavaScript And XML, or its acronym, Ajax, is a Web development technique for creating interactive web applications. It is used to submit a server request from a client using JavaScript and XML, without submitting the whole page. As a result the whole process is exchanging s

(Jim Keogh and Ken Davidson) The InsertFirst() method is called when the user decides to place information about the new CD at the beginning of the XML document.

(Jeffrey Juday) As a busy BizTalk 2004 developer, your product’s configuration settings are often your last considerations as you complete development. Yet, thoughtful, organized, self-documenting configuration settings are one of the “little things” that keep you in good graces with a product’s adm

(James Hayes) The underlying technologies behind most Web applications (such as HTML) are pretty simple and straightforward to use. This simplicity, however, comes with a certain cost. Classic HTML pages don’t maintain a connection with the Web Server (stateless) and it is therefore difficult for We

(Rahim Lalani) As organizations expand and technology evolves, application integration becomes increasingly important. Component reuse and interoperability requirements have driven companies to move toward a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), where self-contained business logic can be exposed and