Developing .Net Web Services with XML

The Complete Guide to Developing Web Services with XML

Web Services provide a new level of interaction to all kinds of applications. The ability to access and use a remote Web Service to perform a function within an application enables programmers to quickly deliver more sophisticated applications in less time. Programmers no longer have to create and maintain all functions of an application. Reusability is also greatly enhanced by creating multiple Web Services that perform functions in multiple applications, thus freeing up time and resources to work on other aspects of specific projects.

• Understand Web Services
  See how Web Services are objects and methods that can be invoked from any client over HTTP.
• Learn About WSDL
  See how WSDL describes the Web Service method interfaces thoroughly enough for it to be used to create proxy methods enabling other classes to invoke its members as if they were local methods.
• Develop Applications within the .NET Framework
  Cover development platforms, .NET language choices, compilers, tools, and Base Class Libraries.
• Process XML Documents Using .NET
  See how to use XML .NET to read, parse, and write XML documents, and also store, structure, and process them in the memory.
• Use the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
  Use SOAP based Web Services as an RPC (Remote Procedure Call) mechanism to exchange any type of XML documents.
• Describe, Discover, and Publish Web Services
  Understand how to use WSDL to describe Web Service syntax, UDDI to publish Web Service information, and see how DISCO guides clients to the WSDL files.
• See the Benefit of Using SQLXML Web Services
  See how these services simplify the interaction between SQL, multiple platforms, and various languages including versions of Oledb (ADO), ODBC, JDBC, and more.
• Find Full Working Programs
  Build a working book catalog, and a SQLXML Web Service time tracking application, and more!
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Contents

Foreword 

Chapter 1 What Are Web Services?

Chapter 2 Introduction to the Microsoft .NET Framework

Chapter 3 XML Fundamentals

Chapter 4 Information Exchange Using the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

Chapter 5 WSDL and UDDI

Chapter 6 Building an ASP.NET/ADO.NET Shopping Cart with Web Services 

Chapter 7 Building a SQLXML Web Service Application

Chapter 8 Building a Jokes Web Service

Index