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How can I convert the .txt files to xml document? Are there any reliable softwares available, or can I do it with the help of Java?
Windows .txt files are files that contain human readable ascii text.
There is no further structure to it. XML files are also human readable
but reflect natural structure in the file's data. Unf...more
Is there a mailing list for discussion of XML technologies with the Java platform?
Sun manages the XML-INTEREST list. You can signup and read the archives at http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/xml-interest.html.
There are also the Apache XML mailing lists. See
http://xml.ap...more
XSL: I get namespace attributes showing up all over my result document. How do I get rid of them?
If you include a namespace in the root element of your source document,
a spec-compliant XSLT processor is supposed to duplicate it into
the resulting document. This is often not what you want.
T...more
From which languages can I use the DOM?
The DOM is actually specified in a language independent fashion
using OMG IDL. Thus, in theory any language for which there is
an IDL binding could be supported. In practice, Java is the most
popu...more
So XML represents data content, what about data presentation?
Stylesheets are used to present XML. A stylesheet describes
how to present data. The description is separate from the data.
The Cascading Stylesheet Specification (CSS) is a language
for associat...more
What are Xbeans?
An Xbean is a software component that takes XML as input, processes
it in some fashion and then passes XML on to the next Xbean.
Xbeans are Java Beans. Java Bean technology supports the packaging...more
What is the DOM?
The DOM stands for the Document Object Model.
It defines a programmatic API for accessing XML documents. The
XML document is represented as a tree. Using the DOM API, a programmer
can construct, q...more
What is XML good for?
XML is good for representing data in a vendor neutral format.
It is a good format for exchanging data between software systems.
It separates the content of the data from the presentation of
it.more
What is XML?
XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language.
It is an extensible document language for specifying document
content (i.e. data). Unlike HTML, XML does not contain pre-defined
elements for describing ...more
Where can I get an XML->DOM parser?
IBM's Alphaworks
site has XML parsers written in Java and C++. Both produce DOM
trees.
Sun's project
X also has an XML parser written in Java. It produces a DOM
trees.
There are also various ope...more
Where can I get the specifications?
Extensible Markup
Language (XML) 1.0 Specification
DOM
XSL
Cascading Style Sheets
more
Who is standardizing XML?
XML is being standardized by the XML Working Group of the World
Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The specification for Version 1.0 was
accepted by the W3C on Feb 10, 1998.
Who's defining standard DTDs? What are these x MLs anyway?
Who's defining standard DTDs? What are these xMLs
anyway?
