Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), a component of Microsoft SQL Server, is a comprehensive, server-based platform that enables the creation, management, and delivery of traditional paper-oriented reports, interactive Web-based reports, end-user ad hoc reports, and embedded reports. An i
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New Library Classes in ‘Orcas’
(Mike Downen, Inbar Gazit and Justin Van Patten) For the next version of the Microsoft .NET Framework (which will ship with the next release of Visual Studio currently code-named “Orcas”), its assemblies have been divided into two groups, internally referred to as “red bits” and “green bits.” The re
XML and Java technology: Data binding in 1,000 varieties
(Brett D. McLaughlin, Sr.) Beyond using XML as a simple data format, data binding is one of the most popular uses of XML. It allows even beginner programmers to work with XML in a native programming language, and in many cases doesn’t require any XML expertise at all. This article doesn’t present a
Exploring LINQ, SQLMetal and SqlTac
(Steven R. McCabe) If you’re a .NET developer, working with or without a database on the back-end, your world is about to change. The emergence of LINQ and SQLMetal technologies will mark a fundamental change to your development approach to collections, and provide a simpler, more consistent way of
Schema.ini override and bulk upload using SQLXML
(Aravind Rajagopal K) This article shows how to override Schema.ini file on the fly to facilitate bulk uploads and also shows how to use SQLXML feature to do bulk upload into SQL Server 2000 table.
Create a Map Mashup with Oracle Spatial
(Daniel Rubio) With leading internet portals offering extremely detailed mapping services, end users now expect a lot when encountering a digital map—and with it, the bar for developing these types of applications has raised considerably.
Capture an Oracle 10g audit trail in XML format
(Bob Watkins) The Oracle database has long had the ability to audit selected types of operations against the database, storing the audit trail in a system table. This table, SYS.AUD$, resides in the data dictionary. On some operating systems, you can also write audit records to the operating system’
A Relational View of the Semantic Web
(Andrew Newman) As people are increasingly coming to believe, Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web have a lot in common: both are concerned with allowing communities to share and reuse data. In this way, the Semantic Web and Web 2.0 can both be seen as attempts at providing data integration and presenting a
Developing a Wonderful ASP.NET TextField Control
(Jagadish Chaterjee) This article introduces you to the concept of the User Control. It also walks you through the development of a well-featured TextField control with several functionalities.
DB2 Version 8 DFSORT questions are starting up again
(Willie Favero) I still get questions about DB2 V8 and DFSORT. I posted a couple of times about this way back on 08/01/2005 and 09/11/2005. One of the short comings of a blog, you are only reminded about the most current entries. Things that were posted months ago tend to be “out of sight, out of