WWW 2008

I will be presenting a paper at WWW 2008, a premium Internet-themed conference. This year it is held in Beijing, China. The conference is in cooperation with ACM, IFIP, and W3C.

Conference Dates: Apr. 23-25, 2008.

Lab 25: XML and XSLT, Part III

1. Given the RSS of Class Blog, write an XSLT file
and use Xray to generate an HTML that contains the titles of items in the RSS.

2. Open the XML file by Word and you will see the document structure.

3. View the formatted HTML file.

Due May 2, 2008

參考資料
XSLT(專業ASP.NET XML程式設計 - 使用C#)

lab 24: XSLT Part II

1. Register and Download Xray, an XML, XSLT editor and processor.

2. Given the
Listing 1. An XML document representing the results of a soccer tournament
Listing 2. A basic style sheet for the soccer results

use the XSLT as in the Listing 2 to transform the XML file as in the Listing 1.
(archive)

3. View the formatted HTML file.
4. Given the
Listing 1. An XML document representing the results of a soccer tournament
Listing 3. A style sheet that computes team standings

compute the team standings in a table.

5. View the formatted HTML file.

lab 23: Lab XML & XSLT

1. Register and Download Xray, an XML, XSLT editor and processor.

2. Given the the XML file and XSLT file ,
use Xray to do the transformation of the XML into HTML.
You have to replace [ with <.

3. View the formatted HTML file.

Introduction to XML

Take a look at islandwide temperatures of Taiwan.

What happens if you just want Taoyuan's temperature?

If you want to include Taoyuan's temperature in your Theme
Park homepage, is there any solution?

XML examples:

• atom of Blog,

• Zip Code Web Service

• News Syndication
• http://140.135.8.178/bgbg/lihung.html
  Input 2008 4 7 8 55

the need of XML

Separation of data from data processor

Seperation of data from presentation

• HTML for machine-human interaction

• XML can be formatted to HTML according to formartting rules called XSLT. To see it, do Lab XSLT.

Automation of data flow across various business systems

• XML for machine-machine interaction

• Without human involvement, automation of business systems can be accelerated.

What kind of language is XSLT?

• An XSLT style sheet is an XML document.
• The basic processing paradigm is pattern matching.

Operation of an XSLT Processor

參考資料
XSLT(專業ASP.NET XML程式設計 - 使用C#)

Solution to Bonus problem

The problem is fixed. Please check out the website again using Firefox.

Try the following input
2008 4 7 8 55

Homework 4-11-2008

1. What does a CGI output contain in the HTTP header? Hint: Such as Content-type. More details in Appendix A of Textbook.
2. If you want to upload an mp3 file, should you use the GET or POST method? Why?
3. Reading Assignments:XML (Page 187-188 on the Textbook)

Bonus problem

網址:http://140.135.8.178/bgbg/lihung.html
Input 2008 4 7 8 55
The program only works in IE but not in Firefox. What's the problem? How to fix it?

Lab 22: Form and Action, Part II

Hand code a HTML or use Nvu to edit an HTML so that the webpage can send a request to Google like
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=24.9586,+121.24114

Use Form CGI that includes action, input, and submit.
Try a few different coordinates.

Lab 21: Form and Action

"logic will get you from A to B - imagination will take you anywhere"

How to use Form to invoke a remote service through CGI.

1. Copy the search box of this search page,
inlcuding radio buttons, text input, and submit button.
2. Open your Nvu HTML editor.
3. Open a new empty HTML file.
4. Paste the search box into this new file.

5. Use Nvu to add a Form to this search box. Do not hand code the HTML. Just fill the blank in the Form dialog.

6. In the form dialog, set Action="http://google.com/search" and name of Form as "f" and method as "get"
(See Hint if it does not work.)
7. Run your HTML by Firefox. What do you get?

8. Set method as "post"
9. Run your HTML by Firefox. What do you get?