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XML Hacks 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools

By Michael Fitzgerald
First Edition July 2004
Pages: 479
Series: Hacks
ISBN 10: 0-596-00711-6 | ISBN 13: 9780596007119

Book description

This practical, roll-up-your-sleeves guide distills years of ingenious XML hacking into a complete set of tips, tricks, and tools for web developers, system administrators, and programmers who want to leverage the untapped power of XML. If you want more than the average XML user--to explore and experiment, discover clever shortcuts, and show off just a little (and have fun in the process)--this invaluable book is a must-have.
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Developers and system administrators alike are uncovering the true power of XML, the Extensible Markup Language that enables data to be sent over the Internet from one computer platform to another or one application to another and retain its original format. Flexible enough to be customized for applications as diverse as web sites, electronic data interchange, voice mail systems, wireless devices, web services, and more, XML is quickly becoming ubiquitous. XML Hacks is a roll-up-your-sleeves guide that distills years of ingenious XML hacking into a complete set of practical tips, tricks, and tools for web developers, system administrators, and programmers who want to go far beyond basic tutorials to leverage the untapped power of XML. With plenty of useful real-world projects that illustrate how to define, read, create, and manipulate XML documents, XML Hacks shows readers how to put XML's power to work on the Internet and within productivity applications. Each Hack in this book can be read easily in a few minutes, saving programmers and administrators countless hours of searching for the right answer. And this is an O'Reilly Hacks book, so it's not just practical, imminently useful, and time-saving. It's also fun. From Anatomy of an XML Document to Exploring SOAP Messages XML Hacks shows you how to save time and accomplish more with fewer resources. If you want much more than the average XML user--to explore and experiment, do things you didn't know you could do with XML, discover clever shortcuts, and show off just a little--this invaluable book is a must-have.

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"Even though the book is a valuable resource intended for users who know their way around XML technologies, it also provides a fascinating insight for those who would like to know more about XML and its capabilities."
-- Major Keary, PC Update

"XML Hacks is a gold mine for 'techies' who want to explore, experiment, and push the XML envelope. But if you are not particularly technical, don’t let that put you off. Because the book is divided into 100 discrete hacks, most of which only take a page or two to explain, it is an excellent source of quick solutions to practical real-world problems such as converting plain text to XML, or HTML to XHTML. Taken as a whole, the book also provides a good overview of the many things that can be done with XML."
--Peter Lufkin, EBSTC (East Bay Society for Technical Communication), April 2005

"From creating and editing XML documents to converting text files to XML and subscribing to Atom feeds, XML programmers will find this excellent."
--Bookwatch, February 2005

"If you want to know more about the innards of OpenOffice.org's XML format and how to make use of it for getting into MS files, extracting data, and converting data, the best resource is Michael Fitzgerald's XML Hacks."
--Major Keary, PC Update, December 2004

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