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TransacXML Introduction

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Introduction to XML Development with Websydian

Websydian TransacXML offers a relational abstraction of XML documents. The relational abstraction of XML documents enables the Websydian developer to access data in the XML document as though they were stored in a relational database.

In order for TransacXML to be able to retrieve data from the XML document, information about the structure of the XML document needs to be modeled in the AllFusion Plex model.

The structure of XML documents can be described using a DTD (Document Type Definition), an XML Schema, or by an sample XML file. The implementation guide describes how to carry out the conversion process of information from the DTD, or XML document into triples and objects in the AllFusion Plex model.

Websydian TransacXML introduces well-known database access functions (e.g. SingleFetch and ProcessGroup) which can be used to retrieve data from an XML document, thus providing the developer with a view of the XML data as though they were stored in a relational database.

The TransacXML module enables the Websydian developer to access data in XML documents using equivalents to well-known relational database functions such as SingleFetch and ProcessGroup.

The DOM Function Suite

A part of the Websydian TransacXML product is the DOM Function Suite implementing the DOM (Document Object Model) interface to XML documents providing an interface to the W3C DOM standard for accessing XML documents.

Refer to the Websydian DOM Function Suite documentation for further information. For specific information about how to setup your environment for TransacXML please look here.

XML References

Visit the following web sites for further information on XML and DOM: