| Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 5.0 for Microsoft Office - XPath Developer's Guide |  |
| Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 5.0 for Microsoft Office - XPath Developer's Guide | |
This guide introduces the Microsoft XML implementation of the XML Path Language (XPath). XPath provides a language for addressing parts of an XML document. It is specified as an open standard in the W3C XPath specification. XPath is used heavily in combination with XSLT for selecting nodes, though it can be used in some instances with XML DOM programming as well.
The XPath Developer's Guide, along with the reference material that accompanies it, describes the Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 5.0 for Microsoft Office implementation of the XPath standard.
The following sections provide more information about creating applications and style sheets that use XPath.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Starter Kit | Explains the benefits of the XPath, and offers ideas for building XPath applications. |
| Concepts | Introduces the fundamental concepts that relate to the XPath. |
| How Do I? | Helps you build XSLT style sheets and other XML applications that use XPath. This section provides tutorials for using XPath to select nodes and navigate XML document data. |