Exchanging and Transforming Data Using XML and XSLT Classroom Live Eagan, MN August 13, 2018

Course Overview

• Module 1: Overview of XML and XSLT
  • Lessons
    • Representing Data with XML
    • Transforming XML Documents with XSLT
    • Using XML and XSLT to Build Solutions
• Module 2: Selecting and Navigating Nodes Using XPath
  • Lessons
    • Introducing XPath
    • Accessing Node Information
    • Navigating a Document Using Location Paths
    • Using Operators and Functions in Location Paths
  • Lab : Accessing Node Information
  • Lab : Selecting and Navigating Nodes Using XPath
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
    • Using XPath expressions within the Document Object Model (DOM) methods selectNodes() and selectSingleNode().
    • Writing XPath location paths to select specific nodes from an XML document.
    • Writing conditional expressions in XPath.
    • Using XPath operators and functions to write more sophisticated expressions.
• Module 3: Introducing XSLT
  • Lessons
    • Introducing XSLT
    • Template Rules
    • Enhancing Template Rules
  • Lab : Defining and Using Template Rules
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
    • Applying an XSLT style sheet to an XML document, both statically and dynamically.
    • Defining and instantiating template rules to make use of the transformation capabilities of XSLT.
• Module 4: Refining and Combining Style Sheets
  • Lessons
    • Sorting Document Content
    • Controlling Document Output
    • Including and Importing Style Sheets
  • Lab : Refining and Combining XSLT Style Sheets
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
    • Specifying a sort order for the result document, alphabetically or numerically, in ascending or descending order.
    • Specifing number formats for the result document.
    • Specifing whether white space in the result document is stripped or preserved.
    • Including one style sheet inside another.
    • Importing one style sheet into another.
    • Overriding imported template rules in the main style sheet.
• Module 5: Programming with XSLT
  • Lessons
    • Named Templates
    • Variables and Parameters
    • Performing Repetition and Conditional Processing
    • Using XSLT Extension Elements and Functions
  • Lab : Programming with XSLT
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
    • Defining and calling named templates.
    • Using named templates to organize a style sheet effectively.
    • Defining variables to represent complex expressions.
    • Defining parameters for a template rule or a style sheet.
    • Performing repetition and conditional logic within a template.
    • Using extension elements and extension functions.
• Module 6: Defining XML Grammar and Data Types
  • Lessons
    • Defining and Using XML Schemas
    • Defining Elements in an XML Schema
    • Defining Attributes in an XML Schema
    • Defining Data Types in an XML Schema
    • XML Schemas and ADO
  • Lab : Defining XML Grammar and Data Types
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
    • Creating an XML Schema definition.
    • Applying an XML Schema to an XML document.
    • Using an XML Schema to define the grammar of an XML document.
    • Using an XML Schema to describe the content data types in an XML document.
• Module 7: Creating and Changing XML Structure with XSLT
  • Lessons
    • Creating New Structure Using XSLT
• Module 8: Cross-Referencing Documents Using XSLT
  • Lessons
    • Accessing Multiple XML Documents in a Style Sheet
    • Introducing Cross-References
    • Generating Cross-References in Result Documents
  • Lab : Cross-Referencing Documents Using XSLT
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
    • Writing XSLT style sheets that access and transform multiple XML documents.
    • Defining keys to identify nodes in an XML document.
    • Using keys to access nodes in the same XML document or a different XML document.
    • Generating cross-references in the result document of an XSLT transformation.
• Module 9: Manipulating XML Documents Using SAX
  • Lessons
    • Overview of SAX
    • Using SAX Interfaces
  • Lab : Manipulating XML Documents Using Sax
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
    • Identifying situations where it is more useful to manipulate XML documents by using SAX than by using the DOM.
    • Choosing the correct SAX COM interface and methods to handle typical programming tasks associated with manipulating an XML document.
    • Creating an application with Visual Basic that uses SAX to manipulate an XML document.
• Module 10: Putting It All Together
  • Lessons
    • Scope and Purpose of the Northwind Traders Web Site
  • Lab : Northwind Traders Web Site
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
    • Making appropriate use of XSLT and XML technical features.
    • Creating XML documents from a database by using Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) in an ASP page.
    • Writing style sheets to transform XML into HTML or another XML grammar.
    • Applying a style sheet dynamically at the Web browser or the Web server.
    • Embedding XML documents and XSLT style sheets as data islands in HTML.
    • Using the DOM to modify an XSLT style sheet dynamically.
    • Using the DOM to create new XML content dynamically.
    • Integrating ASP pages and XSLT style sheets with COM.
    • Posting XML data from a Web browser to a Web server.
    • Designing and using XML Schemas to validate XML structure and content.

Prerequisites

• A moderate degree of Web development experience using HTML and XML.
• A moderate degree of experience scripting with Visual Basic for Applications, VBScript, or JavaScript.
• Some prior experience using COM objects, Active Server Pages (ASP pages), and either Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C++.
• Taking one or more of the following courses will help the students meet the prerequisites and get more out of the course:

• Course 1905, Building XML-Based Web Applications

• Course 1013, Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development

• Course 1017, Mastering Web Application Development Using Microsoft Visual InterDev 6