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>Can anyone recommend any good books/instructional materials for learning
>SGML/XML and/or gaining a better understanding of its scope and
>applications? I've been ignoring it for years, but the more I hear, the
>more I like.
Oh, there are lots available nowadays, Chris. There's SGML for Dummies, and
a whole series of XML books from Prentice-Hall PTR. I have two books from
that series, *XML by Example* and *Structuring XML Documents*. Both good
and, like the other books, written by XML authorities. This makes them
authoritative, albeit frequently pedantic. I also have *XML, a Primer*,
which is easier to read, but less comprehensive. Web magazines are
increasingly having XML features. And check out http://www.w3c.org for lots
of XML stuff. It's W3C at its stuffy best, but it's pretty complete.
Tim Altom
Simply Written, Inc.
Featuring FrameMaker and the Clustar Method(TM)
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