The Problem

So, what's the problem? You probably picked up this book (or are browsing this sample chapter on the Web) because the title sounded like it might have something to do with your situation. The Preface probably fleshed out that impression a bit more. By now you probably think you have the book pretty well scoped out, and you may not be that far from the truth. But to save you a bit of time, let me be very specific about the problem (or, more accurately, the problems) that this book addresses.

The primary problem is this: You have one business application that imports and exports data in XML formats, and one that doesn't. You need to make these two applications talk to each other. The XML-enabled application may be yours, or it may belong ...

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