Completely revised and updated to cover the latest in emerging Internet techologies, this practical guide will teach you how to build smarter Web sites using XML (eXtensible Markup Language). Whether you're porting data-driven applications or searching for a better way to manage documents on your site, XML: A Primer, Second Edittion will get you quickly up to speed on this next-generation authoring tool. With new visual examples, clear explanations, and a splash of humor, author Simon St.Laurent shows you how to harness XML's power and flexibility to create intelligent, efficient, easily managed sites.

Chapter 1 Let Data Be Data
Chapter 2 Separating Content from Presentaion; Markup and Stuctures
Chapter 3 Simple XML; Building Structures
Chapter 4 Plan in the Present, Save in the Future
Chapter 5 Mortat and Bricks:Document Type Definitions
Chapter 6 Re-creatimg Wed and Paper Douments with XML
Chapter 7 XML for Commerce
Chapter 8 XML for Document Management
Chapter 9 XML for Data - Driven Applications
Chapter 10 The Xpointer Specification
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SIMON ST.LAURENT is an experienced Web developer and network specialist whose clients range from small start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. The author of Dynamic HTML: and Building XML Applications, he is also the XML editor for the National Association of Webmasters.