(Michael “Monty” Widenius) I just pushed the new CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE syntax into MariaDB 10.0, for the soon to be released 10.0.8-gamma (RC). (Before we had only CREATE OR REPLACE for views)
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Creating Custom ASP.NET MVC Filters
(Sam Nasr) ASP.NET MVC filters can be defined once and used in multiple places. Because ASP.NET MVC also provides the ability to create custom filters, it’s good practice to learn how to make them and use them in your own projects.
Six not-so-silent killers of SharePoint BI projects
(Reda Chouffani) When companies want a one-stop shop location to streamline business processes, automate tasks, collaborate and boost employee productivity, they often turn to SharePoint.
Compare and sync tables: DBMS_COMPARISON?
(stewashton) My final followup of Jonathan Lewis’ Differences post looks at the DBMS_COMPARISON package. I have my doubts about this package, which is why I added the question mark in the title.
DROP TYPE Statement Hangs
(Andrew Reid) This happened in an Oracle 11 database. I had an INACTIVE session in the database:
12c Enhanced Online Index DDL Operations (Lady Godiva’s Operation)
(Richard Foote) In my last couple of posts, I discussed how table partitions can be moved online since 12c, keeping all indexes in sync as part of the process.
How to Handle Application Settings in Windows Store Applications
(Vipul Patel) “Power to the users” – That is the mantra application developers should have in mind when they build the next Angry Birds or Evernote. Users increasingly demand the ability to tweak the applications they use to suit their taste and usage pattern.
Feeling Your Informix OATs – Part 1
(Tom Beebe and Lester Knutsen) Consulting with a variety of organizations running IBM Informix database systems requires handling many different Informix versions, environments, and setups. Oftentimes, these versions and environments have been in place for years, humming along soundly with a series
Enhanced Support for Not-Logged Table Space
(Troy Coleman) Back in August of 2007 I wrote about the new DB2 9 feature to suspend logging. While this was promoted as a way to reduce CPU overhead, I noted that, based on my testing, customers wouldn’t save much in CPU — though they could save on DASD storage.
Using the IBM_DB Ruby gem with DB2
(Ember Crooks) I am currently working on learning Ruby. I have always been a Perl fanatic, but a new build framework that my company is using requires me to use Ruby. Whee, a chance to learn something new! I am a geek.