Building Oracle XML Applications with CD-ROM Book

	Preface	ix
I.	XML Basics	1
1.	Introduction to XML	3
	What Is XML?	3
	What Can I Do with XML?	8
	Why Should I Use XML?	17
	What XML Technologies Does Oracle Provide?	22
2.	Working with XML	28
	Creating and Validating XML	28
	Modularizing XML	40
	Searching XML with XPath	49
II.	Oracle XML Fundamentals	59
3.	Combining XML and Oracle	61
	Hosting the XML FAQ System on Oracle	61
	Serving XML in Any Format	66
	Acquiring Web-based XML Content	74
4.	Using JDeveloper for XML Development	77
	Working with XML, XSQL, and JSP Files	78
	Working with Database Objects	89
	Using JDeveloper with Oracle XDK Components	94
5.	Processing XML with PL/SQL	103
	Loading External XML Files	104
	Parsing XML	108
	Searching XML Documents with XPath	128
	Working with XML Messages	151
	Producing and Transforming XML Query Results	164
6.	Processing XML with Java	174
	Introduction to Oracle8i JServer	175
	Parsing and Programmatically Constructing XML	189
	Searching XML Documents with XPath	234
	Working with XML Messages	242
	Producing and Transforming XML Query Results	262
7.	Transforming XML with XSLT	275
	XSLT Processing Mechanics	275
	Single-Template Stylesheets	280
	Understanding Input and Output Options	284
	Improving Flexibility with Multiple Templates	288
8.	Publishing Data with XSQL Pages	310
	Introduction to XSQL Pages	310
	Transforming XSQL Page Results with XSLT	335
	Troubleshooting Your XSQL Pages	345
9.	XSLT Beyond the Basics	351
	Using XSLT Variables	351
	The Talented Identity Transformation	358
	Grouping Repeating Data Using SQL	368
	Sorting and Grouping Repeating Data with XSLT	375
10.	Generating Datagrams with PL/SQL	388
	Programmatically Generating XML Using PL/SQL	388
	Automatic XML Generation with DBXML	398
11.	Generating Datagrams with Java	407
	Generating XML Using Java	407
	Serving XML Datagrams over the Web	415
	Automatic XML from SQL Queries	424
12.	Storing XML Datagrams	433
	Overview of XML Storage Approaches	434
	Loading Datagrams with the XML SQL Utility	436
	Storing Posted XML Using XSQL Servlet	481
	Inserting Datagrams Using Java	494
13.	Searching XML with interMedia	500
	Why Use interMedia?	500
	What Is interMedia?	502
	The interMedia Query Language	508
	Handling Heterogeneous Doctypes	518
	Handling Doctype Evolution	522
	Advanced interMedia	523
14.	Advanced XML Loading Techniques	525
	Storing Datagrams in Multiple Tables	525
	Building an XMLLoader Utility	534
	Creating Insert Transformations Automatically	539
III.	Oracle XML Applications	547
15.	Using XSQL Pages as a Publishing Framework	549
	Overview of XSQL Pages Facilities	549
	Additional XML Delivery Options	575
16.	Extending XSQL and XSLT with Java	585
	Developing Custom XSQL Actions	585
	Integrating Custom XML Sources	603
	Working with XSLT Extension Functions	607
17.	XSLT-Powered Portals and Applications	625
	XSLT-Powered Web Store	625
	Building a Personalized News Portal	643
	Online Discussion Forum	686
IV.	Appendixes	725
A.	XML Helper Packages	727
B.	Installing the Oracle XSQL Servlet	750
C.	Conceptual Map to the XML Family	766
D.	Quick References	767
	Index	775