COIN78 - XML Lesson 12: XML Family of Specifications

Introduction to XLink and XPointer

Introduction to XLink and XPointer, Web services, SOAP

Section 1: XLink and XPointer

1. XML Linking Language (XLL) - http://xml.coverpages.org/xll.html
2. XLink Transitional - http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/
3. XPointer Tranistional - http://www.w3.org/TR/xptr/

Section 2: Web services, SOAP, and WSDL

1. Web services - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_service
2. Web services tutorial - http://www.w3schools.com/webservices/default.asp
3. SOAP Transitional - http://www.w3.org/TR/soap/
4. SOAP Tutorial - http://www.w3schools.com/soap/default.asp
5. WSDL Transitional - http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl
6. WSDL Tutorial - http://www.w3schools.com/wsdl/default.asp

Section 3: BPEL and WSFL

1. WS-BPEL 2.0 Tutorial - http://www.eclipse.org/tptp/platform/documents/design/choreography_html/tutorials/wsbpel_tut.html
2. IBM WSFL Tutorial - http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-ref2/
3. Oracle Hands on BPEL Tutorial - http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/matjaz_bpel1.html

Example files - see the BPEL4WS folder and Web services example folder. Right click to download each file (don't try to open with your browser). You may also download the zip files, BPEL4WS.zip and WS_example_files.zip.

Links to XML Related Sites

1. XML.COM
2. WDVL XML tutorial
3. Sun Java XML Introduction
4. IBM'S XML Website
5. Google Directory on XML

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