1905 - Building XML-Based Web Applications |
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| Course Code: | 1905 |
| Course Duration: | 5 days |
| Course Price: | 3400.00 |
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This five-day instructor-led (Level 400) course provides students with the skills to build a Web application of moderate complexity. Such an application connects to and retrieves data from a data source, processes Extensible Markup Language (XML) data before sending it to the client, and saves updates from the client back to the database.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
• List the uses and benefits of XML in a Web site
• Create well-formed and valid XML documents
• Create a schema
• Use XSL to display XML data in a Web browser
• Use XSL to transform XML data into a different XML format
• Display dynamic XML data in a Web browser by using data binding and the Document Object Model
• Use ASP and ADO to read data from a data source and store it as XML
• Add, delete, update data from the client using XML and save to a database on the server
• Post XML data to a Web Service using SOAP and retrieve a response
Module 1: Overview of XML Documents Lessons • Structuring Data After completing this module, students will be able to: • List the uses for XML on a Web site Module 2: Overview of XML Technologies Lessons • XML Technologies: The Big Picture After completing this module, students will be able to: • List common XML technologies Lessons • Introduction to Generating XML Data Lab 3.1: Querying a Database and Returning XML Data • Exercise 1: Creating the Basic Web Site After completing this module, students will be able to: • List the benefits of generating XML data from a Web application Lessons • Introduction to Transforming XML with XSLT Lab 4.1: Displaying an XML Document Using XSLT • Exercise 1: Creating and Using a Style Sheet • After completing this module, students will be able to: Lessons • Accessing Data on the Web Lab 5.1: Embedding XML Data in HTML • Exercise 1: Building an XML Data Island After completing this module, students will be able to: • Define XML data islands Module 6: Manipulating XML Data on the Client Using the DOM Lessons • The DOM View of XML Documents Lab 6.1: Transforming XML Data on the Client • Exercise 1: Transforming the XML Data Lab 6.2: Manipulating XML Data on the Client • Exercise 1: Adding a <quantity> Element to the OrderItem Lab 6.3: Displaying XML Data Using the DOM • Exercise 1: Adding the View Order Page • Define the Document Object Model Lessons • Preparing XML Data on the Client 7.1: Sending XML Packets to the Server • Exercise 1: Creating the XML Data Packet Lab 7.2: Processing XML Packets at the Server After completing this module, students will be able to: • List the benefits of using XML in client/server applications Lessons • Introduction to XML Schema Validation Lab 8.1: Validating XML Using Schemas • Exercise 1: Creating the Validation Environment • Validate an XML document Module 9: Introduction to SOAP and XML Web Services Lessons Lab 9.1.: Calling an XML Web Service • Exercise 1: Invoking the Currency Converter Web Service After completing this module, students will be able to: • Define an XML Web service
This module explains the general goals and uses for XML and presents the fundamental structure of an XML document.
• Introduction to XML
• Creating XML Documents
• Grammars and Namespaces
• List advantages and disadvantages of using XML
• Describe the structure of an XML document
• Create a simple XML document
• List issues associated with designing XML documents
This module explains how to XML and stylesheets are used to organize, transform and display data.
• Viewing XML with Style Sheets
• Binding HTML to XML
• Accessing XML Data Using the DOM
• Validating XML
• Define and apply CSS and Extensible Stylesheet Language for Transformation (XSLT) style sheets
• Define data binding and bind HTML elements to XML data
• Define the Document Object Model (DOM) and use it to access data in XML documents
• Define XML validation
• Create DTDs
Module 3: Generating XML Data from a Database
The following topics are covered in this module:
• Retrieving Data Using ADO
• Returning XML to the Client
• Retrieving XML from SQL Server 2000
• Exercise 2: Connecting to a Data Source and Executing a Query
• Exercise 3: Navigating the ADO Recordset to Return XML to the Browser
• Exercise 4: Returning More XML Details for Each Book
• Exercise 5: Querying SQL Server to Return All Book Details
• Define ASP and ADO
• Connect to a data source and execute a query
• Return generated XML to a client from an ASP
• Convert the contents of an ADO Recordset into XML
• Query SQL Server 2000 directly for XML
Module 4: Displaying an XML Document Using XSLT
This module describes how to write a style sheet by using XSLT and then apply it to a static XML document.
• Creating Output Templates
• Filtering and Sorting XML
• Programming with XSLT Constructs
• Transforming XML Structures
• Exercise 2: Creating an HTML Table in the Style Sheet
• Exercise 3: Creating Hyperlinks to a Details Page for Each Book
• Exercise 4: Displaying Authors on Separate Lines
• Describe how XSLT transforms an XML source tree into a result tree.
• Write XSLT style sheet templates.
• Apply style sheet templates to other nodes.
• Write XPath expressions to select and filter nodes.
• Sort XSLT output.
• Program with XSLT language constructs.
• Generate new nodes in the XML result tree.
Module 5: Embedding XML Data in HTML
This module explains how to use XML data islands. The module describes the benefits of embedding XML data in an HTML page, and then outlines how the XML data island is exposed as an ADO recordset.
• Data Binding
• Manipulating the Data Source
• Exercise 2: Binding an HTML Table to an XML Data Island
• Exercise 3: Binding a Nested HTML Table to Repeating XML Elements
• Exercise 4: Displaying Data Using Non-Tabular Data Binding
• Describe how to use Data Source Objects (DSO) to display XML data islands in an HTML page
• Create an XML data island in an HTML file
• Bind XML data to HTML elements
This module explains how to use the DOM to access, manipulate, modify, extend, and transform an XML document.
• Accessing DOM Trees
• Transforming XML with XSL Programmatically
• Exercise 2: Adding the <orderitem> Element to a Shopping Basket Data Island
• Exercise 3: Detecting Existing Orders for a Book in the Shopping Basket
• Exercise 2: Building an HTML String
• Exercise 3: Calculating an Order Summary
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Access the DOM tree and list common DOM objects
• Navigate a DOM tree
• Apply an XSLT style sheet programmatically
• Retrieve information from a DOM node
• Add, change, and remove nodes from a DOM tree
Module 7: Posting XML Data from Client to Server
This module explains how to submit XML data from browser to Web server.
• Posting Data to the Server
• DOM Manipulation on the Server
• Receiving the Response on the Client
• Exercise 2: Adding the Order Details to the XML Data Packet
• Exercise 3: Posting the XML Data Packet to the Web Server
• Exercise 1: Receiving the XML Data Packet at the Server
• Exercise 2: Processing the XML Data Packet at the Server
• Exercise 3: Sending XML Data to the Client
• Exercise 4: Updating the Stock Levels
• Use the XMLHTTP object to send data back to the server
• Convert XML into a server-side Document Object Model (DOM) tree
• Issue a response from the server to the client
• Process text and XML responses on the client
Module 8: Validating XML Using Schemas
This module explains how to construct XML schemas and how to statically and programmatically associate them with instance documents.
• Creating Simple Datatypes
• Creating Complex Datatypes
• Creating Advanced XML Schemas
• Exercise 2: Creating Simple Element and Attribute Declarations
• Exercise 3: Creating Complex Types
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Create simple datatypes
• Create complex datatypes
• Create advanced XML schemas
This module explains how to use XML Web services. It includes an explanation of Microsoft .NET and SOAP, and shows you how to call a Web service and how to use the SOAP Toolkit 2.0.
• Introduction to XML Web Services
• Introduction to SOAP
• Calling XML Web Services
• Using the SOAP Toolkit 2.0
• Exercise 2: Handling the Web Service Response
• Identify scenarios in which XML Web services can be used
• Build a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) envelope
• Invoke an XML Web service
• Build a SOAP application by using the SOAP Toolkit 2.0
This course is intended for a wide audience of experienced developers who need to learn XML to create Web applications of moderate complexity.
Before attending this course, students must have:
• Experience with a programming or scripting language such as Visual Basic, Visual Basic Scripting Edition, Microsoft JScript or Microsoft C#
• Experience building ASP Web applications
• Familiarity with XML and related technologies is helpful but not required