This chapter assumes that the reader is an experienced ABL (Advanced Business Language) developer who understands XML, the Simple API for XML (SAX), and the basic OpenEdge development tools appropriate for developing ABL and WebSpeed applications. For more information on prerequisite topics, see the following documents:
This chapter describes how to use the ABL's interface to the Simple API for XML, commonly known as SAX. This chapter covers SAX basics and reading XML documents with SAX. For information on writing XML documents with the SAX-writer object, see
Writing XML Documents with the Simple API for XML (SAX).
For XML, see the XML 1.0 specification, available at http://www.w3.org
