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Riehl, Mark.,

XML and Perl / Mark Riehl and Ilya Sterin. - first edition. - xviii, 377 pages. : illustrations . ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-352) and index.

Introduction
The Foundation
Basics of XML Processing in Perl
Chapter Roadmap
XML—What Is It and Why Should I Use It?
What Can I Do with XML?
What Is Perl?
And That’s Not All
Summary
Now Let’s Start Digging
Chapter Roadmap
What Is XML Processing?
XML Parser Paradigms
Parsing an XML Document and Extracting Statistics
Generating XML Documents
Searching XML Documents
Transforming XML Documents
Our First Perl XML Programs
The Problem: Generating and Parsing an XML Document
Summary
Exercise
Parsing XML Documents Using Perl
Event-Driven Parser Modules
Chapter Roadmap
What Are the Major Approaches to XML Parsing?
Advantages of Event-Driven Parsers
Disadvantages of Event-Driven Parsers
What Is a Sequential Access Event-Driven XML Parser?
XML::Parser Perl Module
SAX1—Simple API for XML Version 1
SAX2
Summary
Exercises
Relevant Links
Tree-Based Parser Modules
Chapter Roadmap
What Is a Tree-Based XML Parser?
Tree-Based XML Parser Modules
What Is the Document Object Model?
DOM-Based XML Parser Modules
Summary
Exercises
Relevant Links
Generating XML Documents Using Perl Modules
Generating XML Documents from Text Files
Chapter Roadmap
Introduction to XML Generation
Different Methods of Generating XML Data
Examples of XML Document Generation
Summary
Exercise
Generating XML Documents from Databases
Chapter Roadmap
Why Store Data in XML?
Introduction to the Perl Database Interface
XML::Generator::DBI Perl Module
XML::DBMS Perl Module
Summary
Exercises
Relevant Links
Transforming Miscellaneous Data Formats to XML (and Vice-Versa)
Chapter Roadmap
Why Convert Another Data Format to XML?
XML::SAXDriver::CSV Perl Module
XML::SAXDriver::Excel Perl Module
Developing a Custom Event Handler
Summary
Exercises
Advanced XML and Perl
XML Transformation and Filtering
Chapter Roadmap
XSLT Introduction
XML::XPath Perl Module
XML::LibXSLT Perl Module
XML::Sablotron Perl Module
Summary
Exercises
Relevant Links
AxKit
Chapter Roadmap
Serving Web Content with AxKit
Installing the Required Software
Making the Content for Delivery
Additional AxKit Tools
Summary
Exercise
Relevant Links
Perl and XML Web Services
Chapter Roadmap
What Are Web Services?
Summary
Exercises
Relevant Links
Appendices
What Is XML?
Introduction to the eXtensible Markup Language
History of XML
What Exactly Is XML?
Components of an XML Document
Defining the Structure and Content of an XML Document
Additional Sources of XML Information
Perl Essentials
Perl Module Installation
Acronym List
References
Books
RFC 2616—HyperText Transfer Protocol
WML
Glossary
Index.

ISBN: 0735712891

Subjects--Topical Terms:
XML (Document markup language)
Perl (Computer program language)

Dewey Class. No.: 005.72 / H.E.X