XML in the .NET Framework Best of the Net
GotDotNet is actually a Microsoft effort to reach out to developers and help them get up to speed on XML. As such, it's got everything going for it: Microsoft's expertise, Microsoft's money, Microsoft's focus on XML. There are over two dozen technical articles that start at this page. Both VB and C# code can be displayed for all articles. Super Site! Getting Started - XML SOAP
SOAP – Simple Object Access Protocol has a major role to play in Microsoft’s next generation of Visual Studio and it's the basis of their .NET Foundation technology. This article shows you how to get started. In the article, a simple SOAP service and client are created.
XSD Schemas for VB Developers
XML is all about representing structured data and sending it between applications. "Traditional" XML declares XML data as simple strings, but this means your code must handle all data validation and that means you write lots of tedious validation code and you maintain that code as the XML documents change. XML schema solve this problem by providing a standard language to validate XML documents. Using VB with the XML DOM & XSL
This article gets you started in using XML in ASP and VB, and also explains why it's a better way. Microsoft - SAX, the Simple API for XML
The generalization is often made that there are two ways to access XML from a VB program: SAX and the DOM. This very complete article originally published in MSDN Mind magazine tells you all aboutthe SAX way. Serve Business Graphics from Any XML Source
It's easy to find graphical packages that allow you to manipulate and visualize your data. But most require a specific standard that they 'understand'. This article takes you through the steps of developing a business graphics server using VB.NET, and also demonstrates how to use graphics Microsoft Office Web Components. XML and ADO.NET - ASP.NET
This article introduces the basics of building XML applications using ASP.NET and ADO.NET. Examples included produce XML and XML Schemas from data in a database. VBScript examples and ASP.NET make this a great article for the VB programmer moving up to more advanced topics. Importing XML into SQL Server 2000
Since XML and SQL Server are both 'data repositories', you will probably need to transfer data between them. This is the first of two articles detailing how to use XML along with SQL Server. Exporting SQL Data as XML
Since XML and SQL Server are both 'data repositories', you will probably need to transfer data between them. This is the second of two articles detailing how to use XML along with SQL Server. Creating an XML Document,
This article is targeted toward more experienced XML / VB programmers and details the author's methods for making document creation in XML faster. Geared toward VB 6 rather than .NET.
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