Beginning XML Databases (Wrox Beginning Guides) - Softcover

Powell, Gavin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471791202 ISBN 13: 9780471791201

Verlag: Wrox Pr Inc, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

• Supported by all major database systems, XML provides an easy, standardized method of transferring data between databases and to and from the Web, independent of the software in use
• Offers database programmers and data-driven Web developers detailed guidance on how to understand and work with XML as data
• Numerous hands-on, step-by-step examples help readers learn to simplify database work using XML
• Shows how to use XML to exchange data between multiple databases either internally or with external customers and partners
• Covers XML in popular databases including Oracle Database, SQL Server, and brief coverage of DB2 Database
• Covers basic syntax for XML, the XML DOM, and XSL – with an emphasis on database use, and native XML databases
• Additional topics covered include Native XML databases, XPath, XQuery, XLink, XPointer, DTDs, XML Schemas, among others

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Gavin Powell has a BSc. in Computer Science, along with numerous professional accreditations and skills. He has had a lot of practice with things like XML, Oracle, Ingres, and MSAccess, as well as a multitude of application development languages and platforms. He has almost 20 years of contracting, consulting, and hands-on educating experience—in both software development and database administration roles. He has lived, studied, and worked on three different continents, and is now scratching a living as a writer, musician, and family man. He can be contacted at creativemusician@bellsouth.net or info@oracledbaexpert.com.

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The union of XML and relational databases creates a powerful tool with the ability to transfer information between two completely unrelated databases. With this book, veteran author Gavin Powell shows you how this confluence of two technologies can simplify your database work and provide a more standardized way to exchange data between multiple databases and web sites.

You'll get an in-depth look at specific XML datatypes that are considered the most critical alliances between XML and a relational database. Plus, an introduction to the basics of SQL and numerous XML standards prove to be essential so that you can grasp database structure and comprehend how XML is used with the Oracle® and SQL Server relational databases. Throughout the book, valuable exercises and a surfeit of step-by-step examples will help you get an overall understanding of the topics at hand.

What you will learn from this book

• The platform independence capability that comes from using XML including independence from database vendors
• The basics of XML, XSL, the XML DOM, and SQL
• XML datatypes and features in Oracle Database and SQL Server
• How to move data anywhere using XML (B2B)
• Ways to read XML documents using XQuery and navigate documents using XPath®
• XML, the object data model, native XML databases, and industry applications of XML

Who this book is for

This book is for anyone from novice to expert who is interested in learning the details of XML and database technology as applied to both XML and relational database technology, working together.

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wrox Pr Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471791202
• ISBN 13: 9780471791201
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 470
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar