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Free XML TutorialsI am just starting to learn XML and I am impressed at the potential of this technology These tutorials will start from the ground up. What is XML? Answer: The way businesses will share data with each other When I was first introduced to dynamic web sites I was amazed at what you could do. I focused on the server side and database access. I did not do a lot of client side code because I wanted to deal with the thousands of records in the database and how to turn it into meaningful information for the people that browse the pages. XML, instead of formatting for the eye, formats it for the server so the server can pull the data straight in and the data can be reused on another server. Once two sites have pages up and running like they want, the transfer of data can occur without having to grant access to databases. As an example, if I was a supplier of personal computer components and I allowed all my customers (companies that built PCs) the capability to see what I had in stock, that would be great. With a normal customer interface of an html page, even dynamically linked to my database, it would still require manual intervention. However, if I formatted my data in XML then my customers could create interfaces to pull that data into their databases automatically and no manual intervention would be required. When dealing with XML, there are 3 files you deal with. The XML File The DTD File The XSL File Resources |