(Xaprb) I wrote an article late last week about benchmark results for the two table-synchronization algorithms I’ve been implementing for the MySQL Table Sync tool. I’ve spent some time developing a test suite for the tool, and learned some really interesting things about the general problem of sync
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XAML TextBox
(Mahesh Chand) XAML element represents the XAML TextBox control. This article discusses how to create a TextBox and set its various properties such as background and foreground colors, setting size and positions, fonts, wrapping, scrolling, and input validations.
Creating a Data-Bound Grid in C# with ADO.NET
(Irina Medvinskaya) Data access is a core of most applications and an ability to efficiently access and modify a database is required for developers on a regular basis. In this article, you will look at accessing SQL-based data utilizing C# and ADO.NET and displaying the data in a data-bound grid co
The Read Consistency Trap in Sql Tracing
(yas) There are some important things to consider when interpreting sql trace files. One of the most important ones is the read consistency trap as it is called in the documentation.
IBM Upgrades High-End System i5 Servers
(Timothy Prickett Morgan) The rumor mill panned out on this one. Two months ago, I told you that I was hearing that IBM was considering upgrading its high-end System i5 595 server with its fastest Power5+ processors, and that has indeed come to pass. In addition to upgrading the i5 595 processors, t
Designing SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Cubes for Excel 2007 PivotTables
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 takes advantage of most of the features in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. To take full advantage of these features, it is important to keep in mind the end-user experience in Office Excel 2007 when you are designing cubes. (doc)
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Video Programming for IT Professionals
DRBD and Replication in the real world
(Mordred) It’s often quite tempting to make sweeping statements about the superiority of one approach to a problem over another. While various approaches often have advantages, in the real world often there are many competing criteria which make a black and white assessment of choices seem rather si
Native XML Support in DB2 Databases [DB2 9 for z/OS]
(Craig Mullins) One of the biggest technological advances in DB2 V9 is the ability to combine the management of structured and unstructured data. Basically, V9 will allow you to store data as native XML. This capability has already been introduced into V9 of DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows.
More on My
(Peter Aitken) In an earlier article, we saw how to use My.Settings for an easy way to store and retrieve application settings. The My keyword has a lot more behind it, and any VB programmer needs to know about these features. My is available in any VB application without any effort on the programme