This book is designed to teach anyone working in data-intensive publishing how XML can be leveraged to make the job of presenting data easier. While the XML discussions within the book are general, FrameMaker is used for all of the examples since it supports a wide variety of XML import and export options. In addition, Ethier shows you how FrameMaker's powerful formatting features lend themselves to publishing XML documents-without reworking them.

This book is written for a professional audience, including writers, database administrators, developers, and production staff. Ethier also shows you how to

• Capture or emit XML from existing documents or databases
• Use XML to create documents that may be published to many other formats
• Build an "XML round trip" for Adobe FrameMaker 7

• Understanding the XML Capabilities of FrameMaker
  • Introduction to XML
  • Introduction to Adobe FrameMaker
  • Understanding and Creating FrameMaker Templates
  • Reviewing the FrameMaker Connection to XML
  • Reviewing Multichannel Publishing Output Options
• Using Applications for XML Publishing
  • Preparing to Perform the Exercises
  • Exploring a Structured Document
  • Importing XML to Create Structured FrameMaker Documents
  • Exporting to PDF, HTML, and WML
  • Exporting to XML
  • Working with Structure
  • Reviewing the Connection between Structure and Formatting
• Break Apart the XML Round Trip Process
  • Exploring the FrameMaker Application File
  • Creating Your Structure
  • Understanding Road/Write Rules
  • Steps to Creating Your XML Application
  • Resources for XML and FrameMaker 7