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Course Overview
This two-day
instructor-led course provides a technological overview of the
structure and programming techniques of XML. This course discusses
the role of XML in the Microsoft .NET vision and the larger world of
distributed standards-based computing.
Audience
The audience for this course includes:
• Microsoft Visual Basic developers with little Web development
training or job experience.
• Web developers with experience writing client scripts by using
CGI, Visual Basic Scripting Edition, PERL, Java Script, or some
other scripting language.
• Web developers with moderate experience developing Web sites by
using Microsoft FrontPage or some other Web page development tool
and basic HTML knowledge.
• Microsoft Office developers.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000 administrators and developers.
At Course
Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Describe how XML and related technologies fit into the .NET
Platform.
• Create a well-formed XML document.
• Use XML schemas to validate an instance document.
• Describe how XML Document Object Model (DOM), XML Path Language (XPath),
XSL Transformations (XSLT), and XQuery are used to create real-world
solutions.
• Describe how Office XP can be used to handle XML.
• Describe how SQL Server 2000 uses XML.
• Describe how XML standards and the .NET Platform are used to
address a range of solution requirements.
• Identify the next logical .NET training experience and readily
justify the decision to enroll in further .NET training.
Prerequisites
This course requires that students meet the following
prerequisites:
• Working knowledge of a scripting or programming language
• Working knowledge of HTML
• Working knowledge of how databases are used in distributed
computing environments
Microsoft Certification exams
Currently there are no Microsoft Certification exams that
correspond to this course.
Student
Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other
necessary materials for this class. This includes the following: Labs, Practices, Demonstrations
Course Outline
Module 1: The Microsoft .NET Platform and XML
The following topics are covered in this module:
• XML in the .NET Platform
• XML as a W3C Standard After completing this module, you will be able to identify where and
how XML is used within the .NET distributed computing and Web-based
world.
Module 2: Basic XML
The following topics are covered in this module:
• The Form of XML
• Designing an XML Vocabulary
• Namespaces
After completing this module, you will be able to, given a set of
data requirements based on a real-world application, design an XML
document that conforms to the formal rules of XML and satisfies
requirements.
Module 3: Validating XML
The following topics are covered in this module:
• Introducing Validation
• Using XSD Schemas
After completing this module, you will be able to, given an instance
document of moderate complexity, for example one that represents a
purchase order, develop an XML schema to validate it.
Module 4: Technologies for Handling XML Data
The following topics are covered in this module:
• Metadata and XML Processing
• XML Processing Technologies
After completing this module, you will be able to identify
situations where you need to use DOM, XPath, XSLT, and XQuery.
Module 5: Creating and Manipulating Trees Using DOM
The following topics are covered in this module:
• How Does DOM Work? Using the DOM
• Using DOM and the .NET Framework XML Classes
After completing this module, you will be able to use DOM and DOM
trees and identify the ways that you can and cannot use DOM to
manipulate XML documents.
Module 6: Using XPath to Navigate a Tree of Nodes
The following topics are covered in this module:
• What is XPath?
• Using XPath
• XPath and Other Technologies
After completing this module, you will be able to use XPath to
navigate XML documents and select content in XML documents and
identify how it can be used by other XML technologies.
Module 7: Formatting and Transforming: XSL and XSLT
The following topics are covered in this module:
• Defining XSL
• Transforming XML Using XSLT
• XSLT in the Microsoft .NET Framework
After completing this module, you will be able to use XSLT
technologies to control XML presentation and to perform XML
transformations.
Module 8: Using XQuery to Link and Query XML Documents
The following topics are covered in this module:
• What is XQuery?
• Using XQuery
After completing this module, you will be able to design basic
XQuery expressions and apply them to XML sources.
Module 9: SQL XML
The following topics are covered in this module:
• XML Support in SQL Server 2000
• Using HTTP to Access and Input XML Data
After completing this module, you will be able to describe how SQL
Server 2000 implements XML support through Interface Server
Application Programming Interface (ISAPI) and how to use this
capability to manipulate SQL Server 2000 data by using XML.
Module 10: The Challenge of Designing XML Solutions
The following topics are covered in this module:
• Solutions that Use XML
• XML Web Services
• What Is Next?
After completing this module, you will be able to review a proposed
solution and choose an appropriate mix of XML and related
technologies to address design requirements. |
