[NTLUG:Discuss] Perl and XML courses?

[Tom Woody]

What I need to do on the surface seems very easy...but as I have gotten into it gets harder as I try and understand XML.  I have read 2 books, and both tell me different things...

Client A needs to send an XML formated request to our server, we would read the data from the XML request and add the info to the database, process it, and make it available to be picked up.

Client A then sends an XML formatted query to our server to see if the job is complete - if it is, send the resulting data back as a properly formated XML document.  If it isn't, reply with the info of the person working it.

All we need to do is move data back and forth, nothing needs to be displayed to anyone.  After I get it all working I need to work on the SSL part, but one step at a time.  We have a DTD, I could probably put together a XML file based on this without much problem.  The mental block I am hitting is the code to parse the XML request and respond correctly, and the code to create the XML response. 

This wouldn't even be as difficult if I could find any examples of what I am trying to do, but alas I haven't been able to.  Thats when my supervisor suggested a training course to help straighten my understanding.  But I would like to find a course with a perl focus (I don't know java, and my c/c++ experience would put me back at the beginning).  Though I may have to try a XML fundamentals course and try and apply it.



On Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:52:10 -0500
"Val W. Harris" <vwharris at airmail.net> wrote:

> Tom Woody wrote:
> 
> >Anyone know of any good Perl/XML courses in the North Texas, Texas, or surrounding states?  I have been beat up by XML (it doesn't make sense) and need a class.  Thanks all...
> >
> Tom,
> 
> I can't help you with formal courses, but while I'm between jobs, I've
> been exploring XML.  What part of it is working you over?  Is it the:
> a. XML source file (the one you're creating),
> b. Your chosen DTD,
> c. The transformation engine, or
> d. the stylesheet you're using?
> 
> What are you actually trying to accomplish with the XML?
> 
> David Stanaway turned me onto the emacs SGML/XML major mode
> ( psgml ) and I discovered psgmlx on the net.  If you use emacs, I highly
> recommend psgmlx.  It'll make the editing of source and understanding
> of the DTD much easier.
> 
> I'm using the Saxon java transformation engine.  Both Xalan and Saxon
> installed and tested fine on my system, but only Saxon would process
> Norm Walsh's Slides DTD and style sheets.  So far, the slides.dtd is the
> only one I've used, and I've only transformed source into HTML.
> 
> Will you be at tomorrow's meeting?  If so, we can chat and I can show
> you some of what I've learned.
> 
> Val
> 
> -- 
> Val W. Harris            vwharris at airmail.net
> 
> "Become a student of change. It is the only
> thing that will remain constant."
> -Anthony J. D'Angelo
> 
> 
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