FileMaker Pro 6 Developer's Guide to XML/XSL

FileMaker Pro 6 Developer's Guide to XML/XSL, suitable for both PC and Macintosh users, is designed to help the FileMaker Pro developer understand what XML is and how to create XML documents for the purpose of facilitating data exchange. In FileMaker Pro 6, XML-formatted text can be imported into databases, or exported to XML documents, HTML files, and text files through the use of XSL stylesheets. XML can also be used to publish web databases with FileMaker Pro.

Examples and exercises throughout the book provide hands-on experience on a variety of topics including Document Type Definitions (DTDs), XPath function similarities to FileMaker Pro functions, and importing and exporting XML.

• Learn about the basics of XML, including the advantages of using XML and how to create XML documents.
• Find out how to import and export XML using FileMaker Pro 6.
• Understand how Document Type Definitions (DTDs) relate to XML.
• Learn how FileMaker Pro web publishes XML and how to design your databases for optimum web publishing.
• Explore stylesheet transformation of XML with XSL and how browsers handle XSL.

The COMPANION FILES can be downloaded from www.wordware.com/fmxml and here: .ZIP .SIT .HQX . These files contain the examples discussed in the book, as well as demo plug-ins from Troi Automatisering, information on networking FileMaker Pro solutions, and examples provided by third parties.