Beginning XML Databases
Gavin Powell
Wrox
* Supported by all major database systems, XML provides an easy, standardized method of transferring data between databases and to and from the Web, independent of the software in use * Offers database programmers and data-driven Web developers detailed guidance on how to understand and work with XML as data * Numerous hands-on, step-by-step examples help readers learn to simplify database work using XML * Shows how to use XML to exchange data between multiple databases either internally or with external customers and partners * Covers XML in popular databases including Oracle Database, SQL Server, and brief coverage of DB2 Database * Covers basic syntax for XML, the XML DOM, and XSL - with an emphasis on database use, and native XML databases * Additional topics covered include Native XML databases, XPath, XQuery, XLink, XPointer, * DTDs, XML Schemas, among others