ThinkData Announces the Release of xmlFUSE - Native Clarion COM automation for Microsoft XML 4.0 and Microsoft SOAP 3.0

Venice Beach, CA (March 27, 2003) - ThinkData, Inc. has released xmlFUSE, a native COM (Component Object Model) automation interface to the Microsoft XML (Extensible Markup Language) 4.0 SDK and the Microsoft SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) 3.0 SDK using Clarion 5.5 and Clarion 6. xmlFUSE relies on the professional version of the Plugware COM classes, which usher in a new era of stability and performance when writing COM automation interfaces in Clarion. This one product provides the facility for creating and parsing XML documents using DOM (Document Object Model), SAX (Simple API for XML), XSD (XML Schema Definition Language), and SOM (Schema Object Model). You can also use XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) to format and transform your XML documents and the MS XML HTTP library included in the MS XML 4.0 SDK will allow you to send and retrieve documents over the Internet. xmlFUSE contains numerous examples for using the XML and XML HTTP portions of the product..

In addition to all of the XML functionality, xmlFUSE provides a complete native Clarion wrapper around the MS SOAP 3.0 SDK. This synergy between XML and SOAP in the same product allows a developer to interface with XML Web Services and process their requests and responses without purchasing additional tools. XML Web Services are growing in popularity and sites such as XMethods (http://www.xmethods.com) provide listings of dozens of services you can integrate into your Clarion application. This cutting edge technology will deliver increased value to your customers by integrating many sources of Internet application content into your Clarion application.

Finally, the xmlFUSE product ships with complete source code to all of the class wrappers, Plugware COM layer, and example applications. This makes xmlFUSE an excellent learning tool for getting up to speed with XML and SOAP. XML is the standard technology used for describing data between applications on any operating system, using any type of database, regardless of platform or programming language. It has been widely accepted in business applications today for linking and synchronizing disparate data sources. SOAP is the standard technology for exchanging information between applications over the Internet. These two technologies are very important to all Clarion developers who want to maintain competitive advantage in the world of Windows and web application development.

xmlFUSE Product Features

  • Full Microsoft XML 4.0 Parser SDK class wrapper including support for DOM, SAX, XSD, SOM, XSL, XPath and MS XML HTTP
  • Full Microsoft SOAP 3.0 Toolkit class wrapper including support for both high level and low level SOAP API calls
  • Example application demonstrates the following functionality:
    Serialize Clarion data structures such as GROUPs, QUEUEs and VIRTUALs to XML
    Deserialize XML into Clarion data structures such as GROUPs, QUEUEs, and VIRTUALs
    Convert Microsoft Outlook contacts, tasks, messages, and appointments into XML
    Create XML DOM from scratch using Clarion
    Transform XML into HTML using XSLT
    Parse XML VIRTUAL using SAX
    Fetch web site data using MS XML HTTP
    Search Google using MS XML HTTP
    Bill credit cards using Authorize.NET via HTTPS POST
    Send form data to a web site (ThinkData's Guestbook) via HTTP POST
    Retrieve Yahoo stock quotes via MS HTML HTTP
    Download an Image over the Internet into a Clarion image control
    Transate text into multiple languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Russian using the BabelFish SOAP Web Service from AltaVista
    Retrieve Currency Exchange Rates for dozens of countries using XMethods SOAP web service
    Low Level SOAP API example for adding numbers
    Check spelling using the Google Dictionary SOAP service
    Search Google using the Google SOAP service and place the results into a Clarion QUEUE
    Search Amazon.com books using the Amazon SOAP web service and place the results into a Clarion QUEUE
  • Full source code to the wrapper classes, Plugware COM, and example application included!
  • Free technical support via our online forum at http://www.thinkdata.com/forum/

Our demo can be downloaded directly from the link below or through our site at http://www.thinkdata.com/store/.

xmlFUSE as well as our other products can be purchased using our online store located at http://www.thinkdata.com/store/. We accept Visa and MasterCard and all payments are processed securely via SSL on Authorize.Net's secure server.

For a cost of only $249.00 USD you will have the collective power of the Microsoft XML 4.0 Toolkit and the Microsoft SOAP 3.0 Toolkit all in native Clarion code, the full source code to the wrapper classes and examples, and all of this is ready to be compiled with both Clarion 5.5 and Clarion 6! We offer online shopping with immediate download and activation codes sent to your email.

We encourage you to join our online forum at http://www.thinkdata.com/forum/ where you can post questions and get answers regarding current and future products.

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