Summit 2001, Orlando Desert, California
Bob Hughes and Laura Voss-Allen,
California State University, Hayward rhughes@csuhayward.edu
, lvoss-allen@csuhayward.edu
NORCAL FUSE: http://www.csuhayward.edu/FOCUS/ncalibug.htm

 Custom XML Content and Data Generation with Core FOCUS
 HTML and XML Integration
 Data Separation and Binding
 True Paging with JavaScript
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 XML = Extensible Markup Language
 Per W3C – “XML is a subset of SGML…XML has been designed for ease of use…with both SGML and HTML.”
 Unlike HTML, XML does not have a fixed set of predefined elements. Instead XML has only a very basic syntax allowing the XML author to create elements and name them.
 XML Syntax is flexible but strict (not forgiving like HTML)
 XML is not a replacement for HTML, it is complementary
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(cont’d)
 XML documents are structured in a
Treelike hierarchy
 Element names can and should be descriptive
 Elements are nested within other elements
 Can be used to describe chapters in a
 book, database fields, etc…
Supports HRMML, CML, MathML, GedML,
MusicMl and more…
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 Document must have only one toplevel/root element
 Elements must be properly nested
 Elements must have start and end tags and tag names must match(case sensitive)
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 Easy to learn – choose applications wisely
- may not benefit much, depending on app
 Separation of data from formatting code i.e. "data islands" a big benefit!
 Paging buttons + other
HTML/Java/JavaScript/VBScript Integration an advantage
 hrefs not bindable - disadvantage
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 Uses Minimum Amount Of XML Code To
Convert Focus Report To XML Format
 Unlike HTML Minimum Effort, Results
Produces only Rough Looking Tree Based
Expandable View
 Requires Very Little Effort
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XML Declaration
Document/Root Element
Elements Nested With
Document
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Simple XML Layout
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 Style Sheet Linking
 CSS (standard HTML Style sheet language)
 XSL,XSLT (newer, more powerful XML oriented)
 Data Binding**
 Link from HTML Page
 Bind standard HTML Elements
 e.g. SPAN, TABLE
 Scripting
 After linking from HTML Page use JavaScript,
VBScript etc. for access and manipulation
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CSS File Reference
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 XSL=Extensible Stylesheet Language
 Linked to an XML document like CSS
 XSL provides more power
 Present data in any order or arrangement
 Freely modify or add information
 Sort and Filter XML Data
 May include scripts
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 Used for displaying XML Data from within a conventional HTML page.
 Links HTML elements to XML Data File elements
 Works only with symmetric XML
Documents such as a database with records and fields
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 Use DEFINE Facility For XML and HTML
Tag Creation
 Incorporate XML and HTML Tags into
Focexec for XML and HTML Files
 Save XML and HTML Files via WP Hold
 Use FTP Dynamic Focexec to move to any
IP address (Web Server, etc.)
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 Tables Used For Data Presentation
 Font Sizing and Color Control
 XML Links added to HTML Page
 HTML and XML Files Generated
 Javascript Contols Used For Paging against Bound XML Data File
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HTML with XML Data Binding(1)
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HTML with XML Data Binding(2)
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HTML with XML Data Binding(3)
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HTML with XML Data Binding(4)
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HTML W/ All Data Embedded
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HTML with XML Data Binding
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 MS IE v5.5 (built-in parser)
 MSXML v4.0
 MS XML Validation Tool (command line)
 Xmlint.exe @www.microsoft.com/xml
 Netscape v6.01 (built-in parser)
 Online Brown University XML Validator
 Wide Variety of XML Parsers/Validators written in Java ‘on the web’
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XML Parsers-MS XML Validation
Tool (command line)
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Element Tag Name
Mismatch Error Found
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http://www.stg.brown.edu/service/xmlvalid/
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http://www.stg.brown.edu/service/xmlvalid/
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 Books
 MS Press Step by Step XML
 Addison-Wesley XSLT Working with XML and HTML
 Web Sites
 www.microsoft.com/xml
 www.w3c.org/xml
 www.xml.com
 www.xml.org
 Presentation Update
 www.csuhayward.edu/FOCUS/summit01
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