Computers, Technology and Information Systems


XML - eXtensible Markup Language - COIN 78 Assignment Five



Assignment five, like assignment 3, allows you to change your content model and data structure slightly to incorporate presentational tags like "heading" etc. You will create an XSL file for rendering the XML file, and the XML file rendered (and linked to) the XSL document.

1) Start by looking at the example files, and the two address book files I have linked below.

2) You will need to create at least one working hyperlink - use the HTML name space as shown in tutorials week 8.

3) Do not link these files to a DTD! These are for presentation in a browser and so not need validation.

You will probably use the nested file for rendering. You do not need to use the empty model document created previously.

You will submit a total of two files in assignment three:

  1. filename_xsl.xml - nested XML document linked to an XSL file
  2. filename.xsl - the XSL for the file above

All students should send these files by the end of week eleven. I will need several days to grade these and get the corrected files back to you, and in Summer Quarter I will not have a lot of time to help in graphical presentation. Those students with HTML design experience may find this a more straightforward task, but please look at the Web tutorials and use the example files as needed.

An example file of an XML document linked to the corresponding XSL file can be downloaded (right click on the link) from the links below.

  1. address_book_xsl.xml
  2. address_book.xsl

Use these files as guides as this assignment can be a bit trickier than the others.

Please send these two files as attachments by email to rdcormia@earthlink.net (my home-office address). If you send images, please put them in an images folder and zip them, and keep total file size close to 100 Kbytes. I will delete files greater than 250 Kbytes.

I will grade them within one week of receiving them. Online students should request a receipt by email.

Use these files as guides as this assignment can be a bit trickier than the DTD assignment.

Please send these two files as attachments by email to rdcormia@earthlink.net (my home-office address). Do not zip them!

I will grade them within one week of receiving them. Online students should request a receipt by email.

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