SUMMARY:   The workshop introduces the fundamentals of XML and its related technologies so that you can create your own markup language to build business-to-business applications and websites. Participants will learn the basis of XML and the related technologies including DTD, Schemas, CSS, XSL-T, XPath, XSL-FO, XLink, XPointer, SAX, DOM, etc. They will learn how to create well-formed and valid XML documents using Document Type Definitions (DTDs) and use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Extensible Style Language-Transformations (XSL-T) to display them in a browser. This course provides you with the knowledge of why your organization needs to construct applications that exploit the portable data capabilities of XML and platform-independent Web services. PREREQUISITES:   Students enrolling in this course should understand Internet basics and have a general idea of how HTML is used. DURATION:   3 days. APPROACH:   Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities. OBJECTIVES:   Participants will understand the XML standard and new developments in XML-related technologies. You will learn how XML is used to create open, non-proprietary markup languages, and how XML may be transformed to HTML and other data formats. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to: Learn how XML relates to other common markup languages Understand the basics of XML well-formed structure and syntax Write well-formed XML documents Learn the rules that define Document Type Definition (DTD) Validate XML documents using a Document Type Definition (DTD) Learn how XML Schemas will replace DTD’s for data definition and validation of XML files Style XML data using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Examine how XML works and create style sheets using XSL (Extensible Style Language) based on template formatting rules Create XSL-T and XSL-FO style sheets using XPATH Understand how XML can be used through scripting and the Document Object Model (DOM) Discuss the Simple API for XML (SAX) Learn how XML files can be generated from databases Understand what XML Data Islands are Explore XML reference sites and materials Identify the XML technology paths of Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle, etc. COURSE CONTENT:   Origins of XML XML vs. HTML Origins of XML XML: The best of all worlds Benefits and uses of XML Getting Started with XML Determine When to Use XML Using XML SPY, a tool from Altova used to construct XML files, schemas and style sheets Creating well-formed XML documents XML document markup and coding rules Creating an XML markup language: elements, attributes, and entities Creating an XML markup language: processing instructions, character data, and comments Validating XML documents with DTD’s and Schemas Introduction to the Document Type Definition (DTD) Creating internal and external DTD’s Validating an XML document against a DTD Validate XML with a Schema Create a Schema Accessing XML Documents with APIs Access an XML Document Using the Document Object Model (DOM) Manipulate XML Data Using the Simple API for XML (SAX) Formatting and Transforming XML Documents Display an XML Document Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Use XPATH instructions to build style sheets Transform XML to XML Transform XML to HTML Create an XSL-FO Document Display an XML Document Using XSL-FO Create a PDF using XSL-FO Displaying XML documents in Internet Explorer using CSS and XSL Displaying XML documents with Cascading Style Sheets Using Extensible Style Sheets (XSL) for formatting and transformation Linking XML Documents Use XLink to Link to an External Document Link to External Sources Using the HTML Namespace XML Technology Overviews XML Namespaces XLink and XPointer DOM (Document Object Model) SAX (Simple API for XML) SOAP XML Data Islands XML resources AM/09