Beginning XML Databases

Chapter 1: What is XML? Overview This chapter provides a brief summary of what XML is. The abbreviation #8220;XML#8221; refers to eXtensible Markup Lan...

Chapter 2: The XML Document Object Model Overview This chapter tells you all about the XML Document Object Model, or XML DOM for short. The XML DOM all...

Chapter 3: Extending the Power of XML with XSL Overview This chapter covers eXtensible Style Sheets (XSL). The intention is to keep this discussion of...

Chapter 4: Relational Database Tables and XML Overview This book is essentially about XML and databases. In other words, how can XML documents be used...

Chapter 5: Oracle Database and XML Overview There is immense capability in Oracle Database and Oracle SQL for utilizing the power of XML. This chapter...

Chapter 6: SQL Server and XML Overview As with Oracle Database, there is immense capability in SQL Server database for utilizing the power of XML. This...

Chapter 7: XML in Heterogeneous Environments Overview From what you have seen of XML and different database engines so far, it should be clear that XML...

Chapter 8: Understanding XML Documents as Objects Overview This book has examined XML, XSL, relational tables, and even specifics in both the Oracle an...

Chapter 9: What Is a Native XML Database? Overview This book has examined XML from various perspectives. The first three chapters covered what are essen...

Chapter 10: Navigating XML Documents Using XPath Overview What is XPath? XPath is a specialized expression language used to parse through XML node hier...

Chapter 11: Reading XML Documents Using XQuery Overview XPath is used to navigate through XML documents, based on the absolute and relative position of...

Chapter 12: Some Advanced XML Standards Overview Many of the advanced standards of XML are not essentially database-specific, but more front-end applic...

Chapter 13: Data Modeling and XML Overview This chapter is left until the end of this book because it ties together the conceptual application and data...

Chapter 14: Applying XML Databases in Industry Overview The purpose of this chapter is to give you, the reader, a brief picture of how and for what XML...