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With the XQuery 1.0 standard, you finally have a tool that will make it much easier to search, extract and manipulate information from XML content stored in databases. This in-depth tutorial not only walks you through the XQuery specification, but also teaches you how to program with this widely anticipated query language.

XQuery is for query writers who have some knowledge of XML basics, but not necessarily advanced knowledge of XML-related technologies. It can be used both as a tutorial, by reading cover to cover, and as a reference, by using the comprehensive index and appendixes. Either way, you will find the background knowledge in namespaces, schemas, built-in types and regular expressions that is relevant to writing XML queries. This book provides:

• A high-level overview and quick tour of XQuery
• Information to write sophisticated queries, without being bogged down by the details of types, namespaces, and schemas
• Advanced concepts for users who want to take advantage of modularity, namespaces, typing and schemas
• Guidelines for working with specific types of data, such as numbers, strings, dates, URIs and processing instructions
• A complete alphabetical reference to the built-in functions and types

You will also learn about XQuery's support for filtering, sorting, and grouping data, as well as how to use FLWOR expressions, XPath, and XQuery tools for extracting and combining information. With this book, you will discover how to apply all of these tools to a wide variety of data sources, and how to recombine information from multiple sources into a single final output result.

Whether you're coming from SQL, XSLT, or starting from scratch, this carefully paced tutorial takes you through the final 1.0 standard in detail.

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If you'd like to create your own unique presence on the Web, but don't have the slightest idea of how it's done, then this amazing interactive guide is for you. Not only does it teach you HTML from square one, it also gives you an opportunity to learn great Web page design from the creator of the Cool Site of the Day^TM award. And, because The Project Cool^TM Guide to HTML combines a book with an interactive Web site, you learn by actually doing it! No technical experience and no special software or equipment are required. All you need is a sense of adventure and access to a computer with a Web browser (like the kind found on AOL, Prodigy, or any of the online services).

The book covers:

• How to design your own fun, interactive Web page
• How to write text for your Web page
• How to prepare graphics for a Web page
• How to create cool special effects with simple HTML commands
• How to use the newest HTML commands from Netscape and Microsoft
• What Shockwave, VRML, and other new technologies are all about.

At the Project Cool Web site, you'll find:

• Interactive HTML forms that let you enter HTML code and see the results immediately
• New HTML techniques and tricks not covered in the book
• Links to Cool Web pages that you can explore.

TERESA A. MARTIN is an interactive media guru and cofounder of Project Cool.

GLENN DAVIS is a celebrated Web developer and creator of the Cool Site of the Day^TM award. Dubbed the "King of Cool" by Newsweek, he is cofounder of Project Cool, a Web site full of resources and advice for Webmasters.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Authors: Teresa A. Martin, Glenn Davis
Release Date: 1996-12-17
ISBN/EAN: 0471173711 / 9780471173717

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Sams Teach Yourself SVG in 24 Hours provides a thorough understanding of the technology, complete with working examples and practical answers to common development questions. The book focuses on how to create imagery in SVG for static and dynamic graphics. Readers will learn: SVG fundamentals; how it compares to other technologies, including Flash; Manipulating SVG; painting with SVG and using effects; Bringing SVG to life; understanding animation; Text and typography; Efficient coding techniques; Understanding how to integrate JavaScript and dynamic data; Mastering SVG and overcoming common problems.

Sams Teach Yourself SVG in 24 Hours provides a thorough understanding of the technology, complete with working examples and practical answers to common development questions. The book focuses on how to create imagery in SVG for static and dynamic graphics. Readers will learn: SVG fundamentals; how it compares to other technologies, including Flash; Manipulating SVG; painting with SVG and using effects; Bringing SVG to life; understanding animation; Text and typography; Efficient coding techniques; Understanding how to integrate JavaScript and dynamic data; Mastering SVG and overcoming common problems.

Publisher: Sams
Author: Micah Laaker
Release Date: 2002-02-13
ISBN/EAN: 0672322900 / 9780672322907

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HTML/OS is exciting because it single-handedly eliminates the complexities of building advanced sites. HTML/OS includes a built-in database engine and simple Basic-like tags you type into HTML documents. Web pages that once took months to write without HTML/OS can now be written in hours. This book makes the development of advanced Web sites easier than ever.

This book is written for Web designers and developers, programmers, commercial product developers, and anyone who wants an advanced Web site. If you know some HTML and a bit of scripting you can use this book. Advanced Web Sites Made Easy guides you through the ins and outs of HTML/OS. It includes a thorough discussion of how HTML/OS works, over 100 examples of advanced Web pages (such as shopping carts, database search pages, e-mail merge programs, and login pages) and a 30-day free trial of HTML/OS pre-installed on the Web for every buyer of this book.

Publisher: Top Floor Publishing
Author: D. M. Silverberg
Release Date: 2002-01-15
ISBN/EAN: 1930082177 / 9781930082175

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• A brief introduction to the Web
• A step-by-step tutorial on putting together a Web page from scratch
• Pointers on creating graphics that are optimized for the Web
• Recommendations for reducing download times of images
• Instructions for transparency and interlacing to Web graphics
• A discussion of the impact of different browsers and platforms on your design
• A listing and demonstration of the HTML tags used for design
• Tips on using background images and colors in Web pages
• Guidelines on navigational and orientation aids, and on conceptualizing your Web site as a whole

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Just ratified in March 2001, ebXML is the new standard for B2B data exchange and the cornerstone of the next generation of B2B applications. IT managers are now scrambling to plan for the huge and complex job of upgrading their non-XML legacy systems. This book provides a concise, yet thorough introduction to ebXML and features guidelines for making strategic decisions concerning ebXML implementation. Following an overview of ebXML, the problems it solves, and how it relates to other standards, the author explains how major B2B vendors plan to integrate ebXML into their products. Eric Chiu then takes a detailed look at ebXML's technical architecture, with discussions of its design conventions and each of the major specifications that comprise ebXML.

• ebXML is the cornerstone technology for the next generation of B2B applications
• 800f all B2B traffic by the year 2003 will use ebXML
• The book provides business and IT managers with a quick introduction to the essentials of ebXML

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