Using XML with Legacy Business Applications
Using XML with Legacy Business Applications
ISBN: 0321154940
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 181
Pages: 181
Authors: Michael C. Rawlins
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- Advance Praise for Using XML with Legacy Business Applications
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- The Problem
- What Do We Need in a Solution?
- The Overview of a Solution
- Architecture
- How to Use This Book
- What You Need to Use This Book
- For Developers
- How You Can Use the Utilities and Code
- References
- Resources
- Chapter 2. Converting XML to CSV
- Requirements
- Running the Utility
- Sample Input and Output
- Design
- Java Implementation
- C Implementation
- Comparing the Java and C Implementations
- Enhancements and Alternatives
- Resources
- Chapter 3. Converting CSV to XML
- Requirements
- Running the Utility
- Sample Input and Output
- Design
- Java Implementation
- C Implementation
- Comparing the Java and C Implementations
- Enhancements and Alternatives
- Resources
- Chapter 4. Learning to Read XML Schemas
- Rope, Anyone?
- A Few Different Document Approaches
- DTD Refresher
- Foundation Concepts and Terminology
- General Features
- Simple Content Elements
- Complex Content Elements
- Understanding Namespaces
- Structuring Schemas
- Less Commonly Used W3C XML Schema Language Features
- Is There Data or Not?
- Reference
- Resources
- Chapter 5. Validating against Schemas
- Requirements
- Running the Utilities
- Design
- Java Implementation
- C Implementation
- Examples of Input Validation Failures
- Resources
- Chapter 6. Refining the Design
- Why Refine the Design?
- Making XML the Common Format
- Analyzing the Legacy Non-XML Grammars
- Describing the Legacy Non-XML Grammars
- Representing the Legacy Non-XML Grammars in XML
- Additional DOM Processing Considerations and Strategies
- Multilingual Issues
- Error Handling Strategy
- High-Level Design
- Detail Design
- Java Implementation
- C Implementation
- References
- Resources
- Chapter 7. Converting CSV Files to and from XML, Revisited
- CSV to XML: Functionality and Operation
- XML to CSV: Functionality and Operation
- Describing the File Formats
- Schema Examples
- High-Level Design Considerations
- CSV to XML: Detail Design
- XML to CSV: Detail Design
- New DataCell Methods and Derived Classes
- Java Implementation
- C Implementation
- Enhancements and Alternatives
- Resources
- Chapter 8. Converting Flat Files to and from XML
- Flat File to XML: Functionality and Operation
- XML to Flat File: Functionality and Operation
- Describing the File Formats
- Schema Examples
- High-Level Design Considerations
- Flat File to XML: Detail Design
- XML to Flat File: Detail Design
- New DataCell Methods and Derived Classes
- Java Implementation
- C Implementation
- Enhancements and Alternatives
- Resources
- Chapter 9. Converting EDI to and from XML
- Overview of the X12 EDI Syntax and Standards
- X12 to XML: Functionality and Operation
- XML to X12: Functionality and Operation
- Describing the File Formats
- Schema Examples
- Supplemental Data Store for Control Numbers
- High-Level Design Considerations
- X12 to XML: Detail Design
- XML to X12: Detail Design
- New DataCell Methods and Derived Classes
- Java Implementation
- C Implementation
- Enhancements and Alternatives
- Reference
- Resources
- Chapter 10. Converting from One XML Format to Another with XSLT
- Why XSLT Is Important
- XSLT Overview
- A General Approach to Using XSLT
- XPath Basics
- Structuring Stylesheets
- A Bit of Housekeeping
- Manipulating Content
- Solving Typical Navigation Problems
- Advanced Techniques for Processing Content
- Handling Namespaces
- Calling Non-XSLT Procedures
- References
- Resources
- Chapter 11. Using the Conversion Techniques Together
- Pipe and Filter Revisited
- Sample Conversion Scenarios and Scripts
- Building a System: Babel Blaster
- Resources
- Chapter 12. Building XML Support into a Business Application
- What Should Be XMLized ?
- Devising an Architecture
- Selecting the XML Format
- Changing Your Code
- What about Databases?
- Other Approaches and APIs
- Non-XML Issues
- Resources
- Chapter 13. Security, Transport, Packaging, and Other Issues
- Some General Observations about Security
- Dealing with Security
- Transport
- Packaging
- Common Combinations for Security, Transport, and Packaging
- Emerging Technologies
- What This Means for You
- Reference
- Appendix A. GNU General Public License
- Preamble
- Terms and Conditions for Copying, Distribution and Modification
- How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
- Appendix B. Pseudocode Conventions
- Assignment Operator
- Mathematical Operators
- Equality and Relational Operators
- IF Selection Structures
- Repetition Structure
- Case Selection Structure
- Appendix C. COM Essentials for the Non-COM Programmer
- import and Smart Pointers
- Initialization and Resource Management
- Exceptions and Errors
- COM Classes and Data Types for C
- Bibliography
- References
- Resources
- Credits
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 12
Using XML with Legacy Business Applications
ISBN: 0321154940
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 181
Pages: 181
Authors: Michael C. Rawlins