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Excel 2007 VBA Programming With XML and ASP

nForms — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:18:40 +0000

Excel 2007 VBA Programming with XML and ASP offers a hands-on approach for those looking to extend and customize Excel functionality. From recording a simple macro and writing VBA code to working with XML documents and using ASP to access and display data, this book takes you on a programming journey that will change the way you work with Excel! Learn how to: Automate spreadsheet tasks with macros. Write VBA code to program PivotTables, generate charts, build dialog boxes, and customize the Ribbon. Handle errors and debug programs. Create hyperlinks and publish HTML files. Retrieve data from the web directly into Excel. Develop and manipulate smart tags using XML.

Tags: Functionality, Programming, customize, spreadsheet tasks, asp excel

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Professional XML Schemas

nForms — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:56:22 +0000

In order to leverage XML's power as a self-describing and extensible language, we need a way to define and describe the allowable content of any type of XML document. In the past, this has been achieved with DTDs, but these have in many ways fallen short of the requirements for working with data. XML Schemas were created to provide a more powerful and flexible mechanism for describing permissible document structures using XML syntax. They provide a set of built-in datatypes, which can mimic the object-oriented mechanisms of many languages, offer support for namespaces, and facilities for automated documentation.

Professional XML Schemas exhaustively details the W3C XML Schema language, and teaches the new syntax in an intuitive and logical way. From declaring elements and attributes, creating complex content models, and working with multiple namespaces, you'll move on to see how XML Schemas are used in real-world situations. A number of practical case studies will illustrate the design and creation of schemas in the diverse worlds of relational databases, document management, and e-commerce applications.

This book covers:
A complete guide to XML Schema Syntax
Using XML Schema built-in types, and deriving new types
Working with XML Schemas and namespaces
Creating identity and uniqueness constraints
Good XML Schema design, illustrated in a number of different areas
Working with XML Schemas and XSLT
Writing XML Schemas for working with SOAP
Integrating Schematron and XML Schemas

Tags: document management, relational databases, Schema built-in types, multiple namespaces, real-world situations, allowable content, document type definition

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XML, HTML, XHTML Magic

nForms — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:56:10 +0000

The opening section XML/XHTML/HTML Magic is a crash course on the skills readers should have in order to attempt the projects in this book. Subsequent chapters instruct readers on how to use the markup languages to create a variety of common web sites. Within the context of each site construction project, similar subheadings are used to standardize the coverage of HTML, XML, and XHTML.

Tags: construction project, similar subheadings, markup languages

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How to Understand the Domain Name System

nForms — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:53:08 +0000

XML Picture

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How an XML Editor Can Simplify Work Processes

nForms — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:51:19 +0000

Producing XML can be tedious. It takes imagination to see what a piece of code will actually produce. Aside from this XML documents need to be well-formed as well as be composed of entities so it can be read by an XML parser. An XML editor can greatly facilitate the production of a well-formed document.

There are many XML editors in the market today and their capabilities vary. The more expensive editors usually have more features designed to cater to different ways XML programming is used. Each of these, however, has several in common that can be called the basic features of an XML Editor.

Aside from the interface into which one can put in the XML code being developed into a well-formed document, all of these editors can assist in validating the XML document itself. This will help greatly in ensuring the document meets with what is set in the XML specifications as its standards. A desirable characteristic of an XML editor would be the capability of automatically completing tags and correcting errors during typing. Upon saving, errors in the document are identified and pointed out by the editor so there is less likelihood of the occurrence of issues that are not readily identifiable by the programmer alone. These error are called hidden issues, a good example are ampersands that have not been un-escaped. This will make the job of completing the project easier.

Another way an XML editor can facilitate the work process is through templates. There are many aspects of programming that are routine in nature. They are repetitive and appear in almost every program of a certain type or developed with a certain objective in mind. Having a template to fill out instead of starting from scratch will greatly decrease the time spent on formulating the whole thing on your own. Some editors also offer wizards which assist through the whole process and will help ensure than nothing is left out, particularly helpful for someone who is just learning XML or another application of XML.

Most of these editors can also handle multiple documents. Doing one document at a time is not the most efficient way to write XML. This linear method does not reflect the way our minds work. A process also has many components that work together or sequentially. Developing these concurrently will greatly increase productivity and make putting together the whole project easier with fewer snags to worry about. These snags, or inconsistencies, were ironed out early on because the documents were developed together so comparisons could be made to ensure consistency.

Most important is a preview window that has a parser built into it to test whether process produces the desired end-product. Every work process has a goal in mind which it aims at. Being able to visually evaluate each portion of the targeted end result would help in producing what was envisioned at the start.

These features are what makes an XML editor better than just a simple text editor and would greatly simplify what is already a complicated work processes.

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Edi vs. Xml

nForms — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:52:54 +0000

XML Picture

Tags: XML Picture Edi, markup languages, Data Formats, XML

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Definedoc Tutorial: Value Level Comments

nForms — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:00:04 +0000

Tutorial for Definedoc on Value Level Comments. Definedoc is used for generating DEFINE.XML and DEFINE.PDF

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What Is XML and How to I Get a Tracker to Validate My Site?

nForms — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:51:55 +0000

I am trying to get signed on to a blog tracker to track my site. I have a meta tag and everything but it is asking about XML and I have no clue what it is and when I research it is seems as if all the advice is for people who already know a bit about it.. I know NOTHING about it at all. Please help!

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SQL Interoperability Joes 2 Pros: A Guide to Integrating SQL

nForms — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:51:55 +0000

Some of the best paid SQL developers know how to integrate SQL with other automation areas of today's modern languages. With SQL Interoperability (Volume 5 of 5) in the SQL Server Joes 2 Pros ® development series, you will learn how SQL integrates with XML, C#, and PowerShell. Each lesson and chapter builds sequentially until you know how to use interoperate SQL Server with XML, C# and PowerShell. The good news is we don’t assume you know a single thing about any of these other languages. Those basics and the terms will be taught in the first chapter of each language and build from there into how SQL can use them.

SQL Interoperability Joes 2 Pros: A Guide to Integrating SQL Server with XML, C#, and PowerShell (Volume 5)

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XML for the World Wide Web

nForms — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:52:34 +0000

[There is a new edition of this book: XML, Second Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide by Kevin Howard Goldberg (ISBN: 0-321-55967-3)]

Web-maven Elizabeth Castro, who has penned Peachpit books on HTML,Perl and CGI, and Netscape, now tackles XML--an indispensable tool for creating personalized, updated content for each visitor on your site. Whether you build Web pages for a living or you're taking on anew hobby, XML for the World Wide Web contains everything you need to create dynamic Web sites by writing XML code, developing custom XML applications with DTDs and schemas, transforming XML into personalized Web content through XSLT-based transformations, and professionally formatting XML documents with Cascading Style Sheets.The real power of XML lies in combining information from various sources and generating personalized content for different visitors.Castro's easy-to-follow graphics show exactly what XML looks like,and her real-world examples explain how to transform and streamline your Web-site creation process by automatically updating content.

Tags: xml applications, World Wide Web, personalized Web content

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The Fundamentals of Xml Editing

nForms — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:51:34 +0000

XML or Extensible markup language is a general specification used to create custom markup languages. Markup languages like Html (hyper text markup language) have been extensively used in making interactive web pages.

An Xml editor is a software used to edit markup languages of all kinds. Editing can be carried out using a plain text editor as well but XML editor has extended functionalities like tag completion as well as menus and buttons. These features are regularly used in XML and require exclusive editing software.

Here is a brief description of how XML editing works.

A lot more than Syntax Highlighting

An XML editor can do way more than syntax highlighting. Other than plain text editing a typical Xml editor can perform real time editing of documents, word completion and automatic appending of closing tags when an opening tag is entered. All these features can help prevent typographical errors that may originate in the XML code.

A few of the larger XML packages offer special debugging features for making PDF file documents.

Textual Editing

These editors provide a number of features that help in dealing with handling element tags.

Some basic features include syntax highlighting that is done by highlighting the erroneous text in a colour different from that of the rest of the text. Attribute completion is another feature that is available with most XML editing softwares. One more feature that may be of use to you is the display of line numbers. This enables a user to reformat a document to go with a special style of indenture.

Graphical Editors

This is a boon for all those people who want to save the time and hassles of specially learning XML syntax. Graphical Editors are based on graphical user interfaces and are quite user-friendly, compared to text editors. These editors are popularly known as "What you see is what you get" or WYSIWYG.

There are other editors that are of the type, "What You See Is What You Mean" or WYSIWYM which display the actual meaning of various XML elements.

Graphical editors are more useful for data interpretation and storage where as textual editors are best used with documents.

There are a number of XML editing softwares available in the market as well as online. If you are a novice and want to get to know how XML editing works, then the best thing for you will be to go online and download some free textual editors.

Almost all editing softwares are compatible with the Windows Operating System and a select few with Mac OS and others. There are a few supporting the Linux platform as well. Choose well before you buy one for yourself. Most of the XML editing softwares today support graphical editing. Go online for prices and better details.

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Final Cut Pro Tutorial Replace Footage With XML

nForms — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:51:38 +0000

Tutorial for replacing footage in Final Cut Pro using XML and Text Editor. My workflow involves shooting w/ Canon 7d, cutting those files in native H.264, then converting to Pro Res overnight, and replacing the H.264 with Pro Res. Media Manager should work, but the renaming within Compressor or Magic Bullet Grinder causes it to fail. This is really simple. Any Qs- Please comment! Thanks- Anthony T

Tags: XML, Technology Internet, markup languages, final, Pro Res

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XML and Perl

nForms — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:51:16 +0000

If you are a Perl programmer looking to explore Perl's XML capabilities or an XML developer with a basic understanding of Perl, this book will provide you with all the tools required for XML processing with Perl. XML and Perl teaches you to create portable, powerful, and extensible applications when you use XML and Perl together. You'll also learn to customize your XML processing facilities to accomplish unique tasks.

Authors Mark Riehl and Ilya Sterin, who have written Perl XML modules and administer the official Perl XML web site (www.perlxml.net), have filled this book with practical code samples and exercises that will help you test drive your new knowledge. With this book, you'll quickly see the advantages of using XML and Perl together, and you'll be able to perform even complicated tasks more easily with powerful Perl XML modules.

Tags: basic understanding, XML developer, Technology Internet, powerful perl xml, perl xml, Data Formats, test drive

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Beginning XML With DOM and Ajax: From Novice to Professional

nForms — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:53:25 +0000

Dont waste time on 1,000-page tomes full of syntax; this book is all you need to get ahead in XML development. Renowned web developer Sas Jacobs presents an essential guide to XML. Beginning XML with DOM and Ajax is practical and comprehensive. It includes everything you need to know to get up to speed with XML development quickly and painlessly.

Jacobs begins by presenting an overview of XMLits syntax, rules, vocabularies, and the hows and whys of validity. She also covers the current state of XML support in todays web browsers. Next, Jacobs covers all of the basic essential uses of XML. You’ll learn how to display XML data using CSS, and transform XML data using XSLT. You’ll even learn about dynamic XML scripting using the XML DOM.

The last part of the book covers advanced server-side XML uses in real-world applications, including displaying XML data in Flash, and XML-driven PHP and ASP.NET applications. And last but not least, Jacobs provides a perfect introduction to Ajax development.

Beginning XML with DOM and Ajax: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to Professional)

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Convert XML Files Into Many Popular Formats With an XML Converter

nForms — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:53:28 +0000

XML Picture

Tags: into, XML files, Many Popular Formats, Convert, Comma-separated values, markup language, Data Formats

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Definedoc Tutorial: Value Level Metadata

nForms — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:00:03 +0000

Tutorial for Definedoc on Value Level Metadata. Definedoc is used for generating DEFINE.XML and DEFINE.PDF

Tags: definedoc, definexml, Tutorial, value, markup languages