From the Foreword by Jean Paoli, Microsoft XML Architect and
co-editor of the W3C XML specification:
"XML enabled the transfer of information from server to server
and server to client, even in cross-platform environments. But
the desktop, where documents are created and analyzed by millions
of information workers, could not easily participate.
Business-critical information was locked inside data storage
systems or individual documents, forcing companies to adopt
inefficient and duplicative business processes.
"This is a book on re-inventing the way millions of people
write and interact with documents. It succeeds in communicating
the novel underlying vision of Office 2003 XML while focusing on
task-oriented, hands-on skills for using the product."
Desktop XML affects every Office 2003 Professional Edition
user!
It transforms millions of desktop computers from mere word
processors into rich clients for Web services, editing front-ends
for XML content management systems, and portals for XML-based
application integration.
And this book shows you how to benefit from it. You'll learn
exactly what XML can do for you, and you'll master its key
concepts, all in the context of the Office products you already
know and use.
With 200 tested and working code and markup examples and over
150 screenshots and illustrations from the actual shipped
product (not betas), you'll see step by step how:
- Office users can share documents more
easily, without error-prone rework, re-keying, or
cut-and-paste.
- Office data from your documents can be
captured for enterprise databases.
- Office documents can be kept up-to-date with
live data from Web Services and enterprise data stores.
- Office solutions can overcome traditional
limitations by using XML and Smart Documents.
BONUS XML SKILLS SECTION! All the XML
expertise you'll need, adapted for Office 2003 users from the
best-selling Charles F. Goldfarb's XML Handbook, Fifth Edition:
the XML language, XML Schema, XPath, XSLT, Web services …
and more!
CD-ROM INCLUDED: Provides a fully functional
60-day trial version of Microsoft InfoPath 2003.