Chapter 5. Role of XML in Adapters

“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.”

—Jim Rohn

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XML has become part of the vocabulary for any e-Business-related discussion. Over the last couple of years, XML has progressed to become a rich set of specifications that is capable of handling complex data-definition and transformation tasks. XML started as a simple yet powerful tool for defining data structures in a human readable and computer-friendly format. There are misconceptions and occasionally exaggerated expectations about XML and its ...

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