XML Toolkit for iSeries

The XML Toolkit for iSeries™ (licensed program offering (LPO) 5733-XT1) is designed to provide key development enablement components, XML parsers, to assist in the use of XML for general application or business-to-business (B2B) solutions. The XSL transformer allows you to reformat or reorganize XML documents to other formats (for example, XML or HTML).

The XML Toolkit approach allows for a more timely delivery of supported XML parsers as new versions become available.

The XML Toolkit for iSeries is based on cross-platform, open-source code that is designed to be compliant with industry standards. Parser version 5.5 corresponds to Apache Software Foundations' Xerces-C Version 2.6. The XSL transformer corresponds to Apache Software Foundations' Xalan-C Version 1.9. In addition to providing the XML for C++ parser and the XSL transformer for C++, a unique iSeries interface called XML Procedural parser is provided to the XML for C++ parser that allows applications written in RPG, C, or COBOL to access an XML parser.

Also included with the XML Toolkit for iSeries are XML Script for iSeries and the IBM^® Web Services Client for C++. XML Script for iSeries provides an XML based build tool. IBM Web Services Client for C++ is used for building Web Services client applications requiring Simple Object Access Protocol/Hypertext Transfer Protocol (SOAP/HTTP) message handling in C++ environments.

• What's new for V5R4 for XML Toolkit for iSeries
  This topic describes the XML, XSL, XML Script for iSeries, and Web Services Client for C++ strategy change for version V1R1M0 of the XML Toolkit. These changes are specific to XML Toolkit, version V1R1M0.
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• XML introduction
  Extensible Markup Language (XML) allows you to describe and organize information in ways that are easily understandable by both humans and computers. You can then share that information and its description with others over the Internet, an extranet, network, or in other ways.
• XSL introduction
  Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) allows you to format and reorganize existing XML documents into another format (for example, XML or HTML).
• XML Scripting for iSeries introduction
  XML Scripting for iSeries uses an XML formatted file to accomplish a set of tasks on an iSeries. These tasks are grouped in "targets" which allow a different set of tasks to be run in different invocations of the XML Scripting for iSeries tool. The targets can have dependencies on each other.
• Web Services Client for C++ introduction
  A Web service consists of one or more methods that share a common point of reference, and that can synchronously communicate, using Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) protocols, with other similarly enabled applications.
• XML Toolkit introduction
  To ensure the availability of the latest versions of the XML parsers, XSL transformer, XML Scripting for iSeries, and Web Services Client for C++, the XML Toolkit for iSeries (5733-XT1) was developed. Each available version of the XML parser for both the C++ and the procedural languages and the XSL transformer consists of two installation options in the 5733-XT1 product.
• Getting support
  Review the statement of support for the XML Toolkit.
• Related information for XML Toolkit for iSeries
  The XML community continually improves existing tools, adds new tools, and helps evolve new standards and extensions that increase the usefulness and flexibility of XML.