Early adopter Hailstorm

Early Adopter HailStorm looks at the first public release of .NET My Services Developer Edition, or HailStorm in a Box as it was called, dispelling the myths that have surrounded it since it was first announced, and how to develop against it. In particular, we look at creating HailStorm compatible SOAP messages, how XML standards-compliant this release is, and how information is added to, updated and deleted from the various services that it implements. Finally, a couple of case studies illustrate how HailStorm may be integrated into real world scenarios.

Who is this book for?

Developers interested in building applications against a set of XML-based web services. The emphasis in this book is on development using Windows, but everything applies equally to development on Linux, Unix, Mac and other platforms. This book was written in time for the official beta release of HailStorm at Microsoft's PDC in October 2001, and while we can't guarantee the code will be correct for version 1.0's release in 2002, the concepts and explanations should still be valid.

What does this book cover?

• HailStorm as it will be in version 1.0
• HailStorm as it is today
• Using SOAP and XPath to talk to HailStorm
• HailStorm Data-manipulation Language (HSDL)
• Practical case studies

Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1. Laying it on the Table - Hailstorm as it Will Be
Chapter 2. Reality Bites - Hailstorm in a Box
Chapter 3. Talking to Hailstorm
Chapter 4. Picking One's Nodes with XPath
Chapter 5. Hailstorm XMI Messaging
Chapter 6. An Auction Site Case Study
Chapter 7. Creating a Hailstorm - Compatible Web Service
Appendix A: Useful Online Resources
Appendix B: Stop Press