Module 1: Overview of XML Documents

This module explains the general goals and uses for XML and presents the fundamental structure of an XML document.

Lessons

• Structuring Data
• Introduction to XML
• Creating XML Documents
• Grammars and Namespaces

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 2: Overview of XML Technologies

This module explains how to XML and stylesheets are used to organize, transform and display data.

Lessons

• XML Technologies: The Big Picture
• Viewing XML with Style Sheets
• Binding HTML to XML
• Accessing XML Data Using the DOM
• Validating XML

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 3: Generating XML Data from a Database

Lessons

• Introduction to Generating XML Data
• Retrieving Data Using ADO
• Returning XML to the Client
• Retrieving XML from SQL Server 2000

Lab: Querying a Database and Returning XML Data

• Exercise 1: Creating the Basic Web Site
• Exercise 2: Connecting to a Data Source and Executing a Query
• Exercise 3: Navigating the ADO Recordset to Return XML to the Browser
• Exercise 4: Returning More XML Details for Each Book
• Exercise 5: Querying SQL Server to Return All Book Details

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 4: Displaying an XML Document Using XSLT

This module describes how to write a style sheet by using XSLT and then apply it to a static XML document.

Lessons

• Introduction to Transforming XML with XSLT
• Creating Output Templates
• Filtering and Sorting XML
• Programming with XSLT Constructs
• Transforming XML Structures

Lab: Displaying an XML Document Using XSLT

• Exercise 1: Creating and Using a Style Sheet
• Exercise 2: Creating an HTML Table in the Style Sheet
• Exercise 3: Creating Hyperlinks to a Details Page for Each Book
• Exercise 4: Displaying Authors on Separate Lines

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 5: Embedding XML Data in HTML

This module explains how to use XML data islands. The module describes the benefits of embedding XML data in an HTML page, and then outlines how the XML data island is exposed as an ADO recordset.

Lessons

• Accessing Data on the Web
• Data Binding
• Manipulating the Data Source

Lab: Embedding XML Data in HTML

• Exercise 1: Building an XML Data Island
• Exercise 2: Binding an HTML Table to an XML Data Island
• Exercise 3: Binding a Nested HTML Table to Repeating XML Elements
• Exercise 4: Displaying Data Using Non-Tabular Data Binding

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 6: Manipulating XML Data on the Client Using the DOM

This module explains how to use the DOM to access, manipulate, modify, extend, and transform an XML document.

Lessons

• The DOM View of XML Documents
• Accessing DOM Trees
• Transforming XML with XSL Programmatically

Lab: Transforming XML Data on the Client

• Exercise 1: Transforming the XML Data

Lab: Manipulating XML Data on the Client

• Exercise 1: Adding a <quantity> Element to the OrderItem
• Exercise 2: Adding the <orderitem> Element to a Shopping Basket Data Island
• Exercise 3: Detecting Existing Orders for a Book in the Shopping Basket

Lab: Displaying XML Data Using the DOM

• Exercise 1: Adding the View Order Page
• Exercise 2: Building an HTML String
• Exercise 3: Calculating an Order Summary

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 7: Posting XML Data from Client to Server

This module explains how to submit XML data from browser to Web server.

Lessons

• Preparing XML Data on the Client
• Posting Data to the Server
• DOM Manipulation on the Server
• Receiving the Response on the Client

Lab: Sending XML Packets to the Server

• Exercise 1: Creating the XML Data Packet
• Exercise 2: Adding the Order Details to the XML Data Packet
• Exercise 3: Posting the XML Data Packet to the Web Server

Lab: Processing XML Packets at the Server

• Exercise 1: Receiving the XML Data Packet at the Server
• Exercise 2: Processing the XML Data Packet at the Server
• Exercise 3: Sending XML Data to the Client
• Exercise 4: Updating the Stock Levels

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 8: Validating XML Using Schemas

This module explains how to construct XML schemas and how to statically and programmatically associate them with instance documents.

Lessons

• Introduction to XML Schema Validation
• Creating Simple Datatypes
• Creating Complex Datatypes
• Creating Advanced XML Schemas

Lab: Validating XML Using Schemas

• Exercise 1: Creating the Validation Environment
• Exercise 2: Creating Simple Element and Attribute Declarations
• Exercise 3: Creating Complex Types

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 9: Introduction to SOAP and XML Web Services

This module explains how to use XML Web services. It includes an explanation of Microsoft .NET and SOAP, and shows you how to call a Web service and how to use the SOAP Toolkit 2.0.

Lessons

• Introduction to XML Web Services
• Introduction to SOAP
• Calling XML Web Services
• Using the SOAP Toolkit 2.0

Lab: Calling an XML Web Service

• Exercise 1: Invoking the Currency Converter Web Service
• Exercise 2: Handling the Web Service Response

After completing this module, students will be able to: