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   Course Description
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a W3C-recommended general-purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages. It is capable of describing many different kinds of data. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different systems, particularly systems connected via the Internet. XML allows more control over data and is instumental in the use of RDF, RSS, XHTML and SVG. VTC Author, Mark Long guides you through the first steps of utilizing XML for your data and your websites. Whether you are building an RSS feed for a podcast or building a Java based program, this tutorial will give you the foundation to move ahead. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Introduction to XML lessons.

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Welcome/Intro
  Welcome Intro (01:40)
  Prerequisites/Setup (04:40)
  Course Overview (04:38)
  Data History (05:30)
XML Basics
  Meet XML (04:35)
  XML History (02:09)
  The W3C (02:55)
  XML & HTML (03:26)
  The XML Expanding Universe (04:52)
  XML Overview (03:45)
XML Documents
  XML Document Basics (05:24)
  XML Editors (04:10)
  Viewing Documents (02:26)
  Document Structure (02:18)
  XML Declaration (04:49)
  Elements (03:21)
  Attributes (03:37)
  Values (01:33)
  Special Characters (05:22)
  Comments (03:15)
DTD Schemas
  Schema (03:02)
  DTD Or XSD (04:11)
  Well Formed & Valid (03:19)
  DTD Basics (03:58)
  DTD Elements (05:07)
  DTD Element Options (03:27)
  Creating A DTD (05:31)
  Attributes In DTD (03:02)
  DTD Data Types (03:09)
  Internal & External DTD (03:16)
XML Schemas
  XML Schema Basics (03:58)
  XSD DataTypes (04:23)
  XSD Elements (03:48)
  Creating An XSD Schema (04:14)
Validating XML Documents
  Validating XML Documents (03:55)
  DTD Validation Pt.1 (03:57)
  DTD Validation Pt.2 (05:35)
  Validation Tools (04:30)
Namespaces
  Introduction to Namespaces (04:40)
  Namespace Types (01:56)
  Creating & Using Namespaces (04:42)
  Namespaces & Schemas (03:44)
CSS
  Making XML Presentable (03:35)
  XML Formatting Choices (04:27)
  CSS Basics (05:52)
  CSS Style Options (05:06)
  Layout Properties (04:58)
  Formatting Properties (04:40)
  CSS Positioning (05:04)
XPath
  Introduction (04:02)
  Using Xpath (03:49)
  XPath Functions (03:01)
XSL
  Introduction (04:08)
  XSL Examples (02:36)
  XSLT Basics (02:17)
  Creating An XSLT Stylesheet (05:25)
  Templates Pt.1 (03:58)
  Templates Pt.2 (05:29)
  Patterns & Expressions (05:37)
  Sorting Results (04:40)
  XSLT Functions (03:15)
  XSLT Example (07:31)
XML Processing
  XML Processing Options (05:40)
  SAX (02:44)
  DOM (02:35)
  SAX or DOM (03:19)
XHTML
  Introduction (04:32)
  Creating An XHTML Document (05:07)
  XHTML Document Validation (03:09)
  Convert HTML To XHTML (03:24)
XML Technologies
  Where We're Headed (03:24)
  3DML (02:26)
  XML & SQL (04:41)
Resources
  XML Resources (02:48)
Conclusion
  Course Wrap-Up (02:23)
Credits
  About This Author (01:46)

Course Information

Course:

Introduction To XML

Author: Mark Long
SKU: 33636
ISBN: 1-932808-77-9
Release Date: 2005-08-22
Duration: 5.5 hrs / 77 tutorials
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