XML – at a Glance

XML is a Markup Language stands for eXtensible Markup Language. XML is a simple, very flexible text format derived from Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML – ISO 8879). Originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is also playing an increasingly important role in management, display, organization and the exchange of a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere. The XML standard was created by World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to provide an easy to use and standardized flexible way to create “self-describing data” – that describes both its content and its structure to share information on the World Wide Web, intranets, and elsewhere.

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What is a markup language?

A markup language combines text and extra information about the text. The extra information, for example about the text’s structure or presentation, is expressed using markup, which is intermingled with the primary text.

The term “markup” is derived from the traditional publishing practice of “marking up” a manuscript, which is, adding symbolic printer’s instructions in the margins of a paper manuscript. markup Language indicate what typeface, style, and size should be applied to each part of a manuscript or data.

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How can I register (install) a .dll on windows?

To register (install) a .dll on windows Microsoft provided a command-line tool ‘Regsvr32.exe’. Regsvr32 registers .dll files as command components in the windows registry.

When you use Regsvr32.exe, it attempts to load the component and call its DLLSelfRegister function. If this attempt is successful, Regsvr32.exe displays a dialog indicating success. To register dll go to start > Run

Tip..!!
You can also register a dll by creating a .bat file. Now we see example to register dll ‘RTF_to_HTM.dll’. Open Notepad.exe and put text ‘regsvr32 RTF_to_HTM.dll’ and save it.
File Name – registerDLL.bat
Save as Type – All Files

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How to Get a Free C# Command Line Compiler

When you buy Visual Studio 2005, you get the full-featured integrated development environment (IDE). If you don’t have Visual Studio 2005, You can also get a free C# compiler by using one of the following options:
You can get the command-line compiler (csc.exe) from Microsoft site

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa731542.aspx.
Download the redistributable package of the .NET Framework, which includes the compiler and the .NET Framework with C# 2005 syntax support.

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C# Programming Language Introduction

Microsoft’s .NET Framework represents the most significant change in software development methodology for a Microsoft operating system since the introduction of Windows. It is built using an architecture that allows software languages to work together, sharing resources and code, to provide developers with the advanced tools necessary to build the next generation of desktop and Internet-enabled applications.

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