[xsl] ANN: "Hands-On XSL: Transforming and Styling XML" from Learning Tree International

["Ruairi" <ruairi at rutlands dot com>]

Hi all,

This is a quick email to announce that Learnign Tree International
(www.learningtree.com) are happy to announce a new 4 day course on XSL
called "Hands-On XSL: Transforming and Styling XML".

The new XSL course will run in U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, France
and Pacific Rim.  Check course details more information:
http://www.learningtree.com/us/ilt/courses/549.htm


Regards
-Ruairi
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Overview
Hands-On XSL: Transforming and Styling XML


You Will Learn How To
-Transform XML data using Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)
-Build structured stylesheets with Extensible Stylesheet Language
Transformation (XSLT) elements
-Search and filter XML documents using XPath
-Design and debug XSL documents
-Convert XML data into HTML, WML and EDI formats
-Generate PDF files with XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO)
-Effectively integrate XSL into your enterprise Web application


Hands-On Training

Throughout this course, you gain extensive hands-on experience transforming
and styling XML data with XSL. Exercises, performed under the guidance of an
expert instructor, include:
-Creating and debugging XSL
-Mapping XML to an EDI format
-Searching and filtering XML data with XPath
-Applying design techniques for improved XSL documents
-Traversing complex XML input documents
-Mapping between element- and attribute-based document structures
-Managing large XML repositories with XSL
-Producing PDF files with XSL-FO
-Generating graphics with XSL and SVG
-Integrating database content with XSL


Course Benefits

XML has become an essential tool in an application developer's toolbox,
allowing for easy interchange of pure data between disparate systems across
the Internet. Integrating these systems involves transforming and styling
XML data. Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) is the solution to these
integration issues.

This course provides extensive experience transforming and styling XML data.
You learn how to exploit XSL components including XSLT, XPath and XSL-FO to
manipulate and analyze XML data. You also learn how to generate HTML, WML,
PDF, SVG and various EDI formats from a single XML source.


Who Should Attend

This course is valuable for those interested in transforming and styling XML
with XSL, including Web and application developers, consultants, engineers
and analysts.


About Learning Tree International

Vendor-Independent Training You Can Trust™
Because Learning Tree is vendor-independent, you get training that is
unbiased. We present an objective, even-handed treatment of the pros and
cons of new products and technology. You'll learn about third-party
alternatives that the vendors themselves would never tell you about.


Get Real-World Solutions from Expert Instructors

Learning Tree Course instructors work full-time in high-tech companies, R&D
labs and other business environments where they use the very technologies
they teach. Because they've already solved the same technical problems
you're likely to encounter, they are equipped to share their real-world
experience and practical solutions with you. Everything you learn is
practical, relevant and up-to-the-minute.

Learning Tree International is the leading worldwide provider of
instructor-led training for IT professionals.  Our 160-course curriculum
covers XML, Web development, Java programming, client/server systems, LANs
and WANs, C and C++ programming, UNIX, databases, Windows NT/2000,
software development, and management skills.  In addition, Learning Tree
trains, tests and certifies IT professionals in 33 IT job functions and our
courses are recommended for college credit by the American Council on
Education (ACE) to more than 1,500 colleges and universities.  Each year,
Learning Tree
offers more than 6,000 publicly scheduled courses around the world, and we
conduct almost as many courses on-site at client facilities.


Guaranteed Effective

At Learning Tree, you receive effective, enjoyable Hands-On IT training
backed by our unconditional guarantee...unless you feel 100% satisfied that
we delivered even more than you expected, we'll refund your full tuition.


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