Hi Is Professional XML just enough to prepare for XML Certification? I am new to XML.How much of preparation time would it take? And where in Chennai,India can I take the test? Thanks Marilyn
I can only answer your last question. Here is a list from 2test.com, you'll need to enquire at those centers though. II22 SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CHENNAI 104 PRINCE CENTRE 709-710 ANNA SALAI BEHIND ANAND THEATRE CHENNAI, 600 006 II24 DATA SOFTWARE RESEARCH COMPANY KASTURI TOWERS 6 SMITH ROAD CHENNAI, 600 002
IIH HUMANWARE INTEGRATED SYSTEMS GROUND FLOOR 124 G.N CHETTY ROAD T. NAGAR CHENNAI, 17 91 44 235 2919
IIUF SQL STAR INT LTD CHENNAI DWARKA 36 NUNGAMBAKKAM HIGH ROAD CHENNAI, 600034
IIW30 ASSET INTERNATIONAL 124 KUTCHERY ROAD MYLAPORE CHENNAI, 600 004
IIW31 APTECH LTD ADAYAR FIRST FLOOR, NO. 124 OPP. RAJA RAJEWSHARI KALYANA MANDAPAM,KACHERY ROAD,MYLAPORE CHENNAI HTH, - Manish
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hi monickam, it does not matter whether u r in chennai or in coimbatore,u can give this exam in any of the sylvan prometric centres,enquire for any such centres and ask them abt the fees. this question has been asked n number of times,i shall give u some tips of where to get the materials for the certification.tho' i have not given the certification yet,i have gone thro this forum and taken these tips. may be it might be of some use for u. Professional xml second edition has been the most wanted and important book for this certification. these were taken from many links from this forum. Certification tips: 1.very important link http://www.coderanch.com/t/146243/po/certification/Passed-test 2.Well, the exam is not as easy as the sample test. I had quite a few questions on XSL:FO. I hadn't prepared much on FO so its not surprising that I scored the least in XML rendering. Major number of questions included topics on XSLT and schema. A couple on Soap, XLnk, Query,and XPointer. 3. over a year XML programming experinece, I took 35 evenings to prepare for it by reading W3C specifications for XML1.0, Schema Prime, XSLT1.0, XPath/XPointer1.0, SOAP, DOM2 and also SAX2. My focus is on the first 4 readings and tried to get understanding in depth. 4.Don't forget to read XML specs. No book is as good as the spec itself. If the document on w3c.org is too esoteric for you, try reading the best annotated xml spec published ever. I have fallen in love with this document.DOM till level 3 is important 5. http://www.coderanch.com/t/146209/po/certification/Online-resources-XML-certification-your 6.Then i got Professional XML second edition and passed the exam within 6 days. 7. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861005059/qid=1012315350/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_71_1/102-0569626-1332127 this is 2nd edition link ************************************************************************************************* 1. Professional XML 2nd Edition Recommended Reading: ch. 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,24,27 Chapter 02 Basic XML Syntax Chapter 03 Advanced XML Syntax Chapter 04 The XML Information Set Chapter 05 Validating XML: DTDs Chapter 06 Introducing XML Schema Chapter 08 Navigating XML- XPath Chapter 08 Navigating XML – XPath Chapter 09 Transforming XML Chapter 11 The Document Object Model Chapter 12 SAX 2 Chapter 24 SOAP Chapter 27 B2B Futures: WSDL and UDDI 2. Professional XML Schemas Recommended Reading: ch. 1-9 3. XSLT O'Reilly Recommended Reading: ch. 1-9 (that's the whole first part of the book) if you have money left: 4. XSLT Programmer's Reference ************************************************************************************************* Mock exams: http://www.whizlabs.com/products/xmlwhiz/xmlwhiz.html ************************************************************************************************* 65% is the pass mark in real exam. 38 shud be right out of 57 ************************************************************************************************* for xml security http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/s-xmlsec.html ************************************************************************************************* 4. Yes, I did go through articles from "Roger L. Costello" on XML Schema but not XSLT. For XSLT, I referred XSLT/XPATH Tutorial at www.zvon.org ************************************************************************************************* The Professional XML, which is referred to on the board is Professional XML Second edition ISBN 1-86100-5059 from Wrox press. ************************************************************************************************ xfront.com->FOR XML SCHEMA,SLIDES. [Links edited by Val] [ August 15, 2002: Message edited by: Valentin Crettaz ]
Thanks Manish and Mahadevan How much is the exam fees?
Anup Agrawal
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Hi, I am planning to take 141 test. Is the book beginning XML (wrox publishers) is a good book to start with. Or should I jump directly to professional XML. I have worked on Java and other programming languages but I am new to XML technologies. Please guide me. Anup
Karthik Guru
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XML is not Rocket Science. since you have worked on java and stuff like that , go for one book. So professional XML, 2nd edition s'd be enough.
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Hi all, Anybody from chennai who is having professional xml 2nd edition professional xml schema professional xslt i need to take xerox of the chapters pls help Vasan
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