"Fred Boer" <fredboer1@N...> wrote in message
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> Hello all:
>
> Working with Microsoft Access and Visual Basic for Applications, I've
> created a freeware small library management system. I am trying to create
a
> module to download cataloguing MARC records from libraries via their
Z39.50
> servers. So far so good...
>
> I need to pull apart/parse these MARC records and the consensus seems to
be
> that XML is the best route. I am not a programmer (just an enthusiast),
and
> I know nothing about XML - but, hey, I had to teach myself Visual Basic, I
> can tackle something new... ;)
>
> Here is a sample of the advice I've been given to give a sense of what I
> need:
>
> "If you are interested in using XML the key methods you will need to
master
> are the SelectNodes and SelectSingleNode methods of the XML object. The
> input to these functions is an XML Xpath expression that identifies a
single
> or list of fields in the MARC XML record."
>
> Given all of this, any books/websites/tutorials you might suggest? I've
> visited the library and seen a plethora of books..
>

http://www.w3schools.com/

Run through the XML and XML DOM tutorials.  Short and to the point very good
101 introduction.

Then:-

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/xmlsdk/html/7e831db8-9d0a-43ff-87e9-11382721eb99.asp

For guidance and details of using the MSXML objects.


> Cheers!
> Fred Boer
>
>