XML in a Nutshell A Desktop Quick Reference By Elliotte Rusty Harold & W. Scott Means January 2001 0-596-00058-8, Order Number: 0588 504 pages, $29.95

Authors' Articles

Processing Large XML Documents Using SAX 2.0--O'Reilly author W. Scott Means describes how to use the Simple API for XML (SAX) to process large documents. Because the Document Object Model is seriously constrained when it comes to processing extremely large documents, SAX plays an important role in XML parsing. Scott is the coauthor of O'Reilly's XML in a Nutshell.

Converting Unstructured Documents to XML--Have you ever wondered how to convert all of your legacy documents into XML? Because XML is fast becoming the document format of choice, converting unstructured data (such as spreadsheets or Word files) is becoming increasingly necessary. This hands-on article covers the details of XML conversion using real-life examples, and it's written by W. Scott Means, coauthor of XML in a Nutshell.

RDDL Me This: What Does a Namespace URL Locate?--Elliotte Rusty Harold reports that the answer was nothing, until the Resource Directory Description Language, or RDDL, was conceived. This article introduces RDDL and namespace URIs. It includes resource information and downloadable code depicting an RDDL document. Elliotte is coauthor of O'Reilly's recently released XML in a Nutshell.

What's New in the DOM Level 2 Core? DOM Level 2 became an official W3C recommendation in November 2000. The biggest DOM enhancement was the addition of support for the Namespaces in XML recommendation. This article introduces the Document Object Model (DOM) and guides DOM developers through the new Level 2 features. By W. Scott Means, coauthor of XML in a Nutshell.

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