PLSXML Utils/Demos for Oracle

Oracle XML Parser for Java

From     smuench@US.ORACLE.COM Fri Dec 18 13:00:51 1998
Date:    Fri, 18 Dec 1998 18:43:48 +0000
From:    Steve Muench <smuench@US.ORACLE.COM>
To:      XML-L@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
Subject: ANN: PLSXML Utils/Demos for Oracle

Hello,

If you're working with XML and an Oracle Database, or are curious about trying, then you may be interested in checking out some sample PL/SQL-based XML utilities and demos we've posted today at:

http://www.oracle.com/xml

These utilities are all written in PL/SQL and work in any Oracle7 or Oracle8 database.

You'll also find new postings for Oracle's XML Parser in Java and an annotated version of Oracle's XML98 Keynote Address with added slides explaining how the demos we did there worked.

http://www.oracle.com/xml/xml98/s001.html

Full source for the PL/SQL utilities and demos are included in the "PLSXML" suite below, downloadable from the site.

http://www.oracle.com/xml/plsxml/index.html

The "PLSXML" suite of PL/SQL-package-based utilities comprises:

DBXML - For generating rich, nested XML documents from SQL queries
DBDOM - For creating, parsing, traversing, and searching XML Documents using a subset of the Document Object Model API using PL/SQL
DBXSL - For generating a database-driven XSL stylesheet for a tree-rendering of data (used by one of the demos)

along with a suite of XML/Oracle demos which I use to show them off:

Three-tier Web Page Validation Using XML/Oracle
DHTML Manipulation of Rich XML Query Results
Browser-based Search Results in XML from the Database
Query and Tree Visualization of Oracle Data
Realtime" stock quotes in XML, using XSL Stylesheets
Oracle Developer Form querying XML-based data from a URL

Demos 1-5 above leverage the latest XML/XSL features of IE 5.0 Beta2 leveraging XML/XSL delivered on-the-fly from the database.

These are PL/SQL packages which I have found useful in my own XML Evangelism inside and outside the company and I hope can help others learn about how much of a natural fit XML and Oracle are.

Have fun.

Steve Muench
Consulting PM & XML Technology Evangelist
Java Business Objects Development Team
Oracle Corporation
Email: smuench@oracle.com
WWW: http://geocities.com/~smuench

Oracle XML Homepage http://www.oracle.com/xml.

From     mscardin@us.oracle.com Fri Dec 18 12:59:16 1998
Date:    Fri, 18 Dec 1998 10:51:19 -0800
From:    Mark Scardina <mscardin@us.oracle.com>
To:      xml-dev@ic.ac.uk
Subject: ANN: Oracle XML Parser for Java

As the first component of the XML infrastructure, which will serve as the foundation of Oracle's announced XML support, the Oracle XML Parser for Java v1.0.0 (Beta) is now available for downloading and testing on the new Oracle Technology Network (OTN) XML site located at http://technet.oracle.com.

Supports validation and non-validation modes
Built-in Error Recovery until fatal error.
Supports W3C XML 1.0 Recommendation.
Intergrated Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1.0 API
Integrated SAX 1.0 API
Supports W3C Proposed Recomendation for XML Namespaces
Supports documents in the following encodings: UTF-8, UTF-16, ISO-10646-UCS-2, ISO-10646-UCS-4, US-ASCII, EBCDIC-CP-US, ISO-8859-1, and Shift_SJIS

Additionally, an XML Forum has been opened on OTN to provide a collaborative area for bug reporting, technical support, and discussing other Oracle/XML issues.

While you must register to gain access, there are no restrictions or fees.

Mark V. Scardina
Sr. Product Manager - Core Development
Server Technologies - Oracle Corporation
Oracle XML News http://www.oracle.com/xml

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