Beginning XML Databases

Beginning XML Databases

Authors: Gavin Powell

Pages: 470

Publisher: Unknow

ISBN13: 9780471791201

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