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[...]... to display any of the XML documents and HTML pages provided on the companion CD When you install Internet Explorer 6.0, it automatically installs MSXML version 3.0 (As explained earlier, MSXML is a separate software module that contains the XML processor and provides other core XML services for Internet Explorer.) I MSXML 4.0 You’ll need to install MSXML 4.0 in order to use the XML schemas presented... Microsoft XML SDK 4.0 This software development kit (SDK) provides several tools for working with XML and MSXML 4.0 xviii Introduction installing MSXML 4.0 and the Microsoft XML SDK 4.0, installing Windows Installer 2.0 (which is required for installing MSXML and the XML SDK), visiting the Microsoft Press support Web site, and registering your book online with Microsoft Press Select an option by clicking... particular version of MSXML For instance, Internet Explorer 6.0 automatically installs MSXML version 3.0 If you wish, you can also install a later version of MSXML so that the more advanced XML services it provides are available to the browser (in addition to the features provided by the originally installed MSXML version) For example, if you want to be able to check the validity of XML documents using... The companion CD included in the back of XML Step by Step provides the following valuable resources to complement the information in the book: I Copies of the source files given in the numbered listings in the book These listings (for example, Listing 2-1 in Chapter 2) provide example XML documents, style sheets, XML schema files, and HTML pages that display XML documents Whenever I introduce a numbered... using the latest implementation of XML schemas (described in Chapter 7), you need to install MSXML version 4.0, which is the first version of MSXML to support this type of schema This book covers MSXML versions 2.0 through 4.0 Because the companion CD provided with this book includes both Internet Explorer 6.0 and MSXML 4.0, you have everything you need to display the XML documents that you create using... how to display an XML document by linking the document to a conventional HTML Web page that contains instructions for selecting and presenting the XML data Chapter 10 explains how to do this using data binding, a straightforward technique that is suitable primarily for simple, symmetrically structured XML documents Chapter 11 shows you how to display an XML document from an HTML page by writing a script... and the Microsoft XML SDK 4.0 Otherwise, when you attempt to install MSXML 4.0 and the Microsoft XML SDK 4.0, you will receive an error message indicating that the proper version of Microsoft Installer isnt present on your computer Requirements The following are the basic hardware and software requirements for using XML Step by Step and its companion CD: I To access the companion CD and to install... any of these Web sites by opening Appendix.htm in your Web browser and simply clicking a link, rather than typing the address into the browser Introduction xv Internet Explorer uses the services of a separate software module to process and work with XML documents This module is known as Microsoft XML Core Services, or just MSXML (The product was formerly known as the Microsoft XML Parser.) When you... important technique requires that you install MSXML 4.0 (using the XML schemas described in Chapter 7 to validate XML documents) Whenever a technique requires a specific version of Internet Explorer or MSXML, the book clearly states the version requirement xvi Introduction note When the book states a version requirement, it refers to specific Internet Explorer or MSXML versions For example, next to a feature... caution To install MSXML 4.0 and the Microsoft XML SDK 4.0, you need to have Windows Installer 2.0 on your computer If you havent previously installed Windows Installer 2.0 and you arent running Microsoft Windows XP (which includes Windows Installer 2.0), you must first use the CD installation program to install Windows Installer 2.0 before you can install MSXML 4.0 and the Microsoft XML SDK 4.0 Otherwise, . 1 Chapter 1 Why XML? 3 The Need for XML 4 • Displaying XML Documents 10 • SGML, HTML, and XML 11 • The Official Goals of XML 12 • Standard XML Applications 14 • Real-World Uses for XML 15 • XML Applications for. Introduction I wrote XML Step by Step to answer the most fundamental XML questions— what XML is, why it’s needed, and how it can be used—and to teach the most important, practical XML technologies. 10 Displaying XML Documents Using Data Binding 297 The Main Steps 298 • The First Step: Linking the XML Document to the HTML Page 299 • The Second Step: Binding HTML Elements to XML Elements 303