(Nicholas Chase) Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) provides an easy way to declaratively create an image using XML, and XForms provides an easy way to edit XML. In this article you will put the two together to create an XForms-based XVG editor for creating SVG images such as logos.
Author: SSWUG Research
Dynamic Identifiers: A Sneak Peek at .NET 3.5 for VB Programmers
(Paul Kimmel) We veteran VB programmers think we understand untyped, dynamic identifiers, but this technology really is new. Dynamic identifiers are not just weakly typed variants extended to C#. This technology is a solid, strongly typed, natural extension of .NET, and it’s better than what we have
Find the Knee of the Curve
(Linchi Shea) Whether you are load testing SQL Server or evaluating the I/O performance of a storage subsystem, you need to make sure that you cover the entire spectrum of the load levels–from light and moderate all the way to heavy and saturated–before you draw any conclusion. This is especially
Creating, Copying, and Managing OC4J Instances
(Sam Alapati) In this second part of a multi-part series covering the management of OC4J and configuring J2EE applications with Oracle 10g Application Server, we focus in on OC4J instances.
Implementing Parameters for Dynamic Reporting in Crystal Reports
(Neil FitzGerald) A common goal of report design is providing a single report that can service very specific reporting requirements and also accommodate a large audience of business users.
Oracle 10g Secure Backup, Part 1: Concepts
(Jim Czuprynski) Oracle 10g’s new Secure Backup features offer the capability to insure that all Recovery Manager (RMAN) backups are created and maintained in a secure fashion without the need for a potentially expensive and cumbersome media management layer (MML). This article – the first in this s
Microsoft’s Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts for March 2007
Seventeen new webcasts are scheduled for March, covering such topics as ntroduction to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services, Selecting the Right SQL Server 2005 Edition and more.
Build a Photo Viewer Using the New FTP Classes in .NET 2.0
(Wei-Meng Lee) One of the features released with the 2.0 version of .NET was support for FTP. In .NET 2.0, you can now programmatically access FTP servers using the FtpWebRequest and FtpWebResponse managed classes (both derived from the WebRequest and WebResponse classes).
Control file reads & writes
(James F. Koopmann) The three different wait events of ‘control file sequential read’, ‘control file single write’, and ‘control file parallel write’ all contribute to the amount of time Oracle takes to keep the control file current.
A Tale of a .NET Component (Part II)
(Peter Aitken) Most programming articles focus on one specific aspect of technology. As useful as that approach is, it unavoidably leaves out some aspects of the development process. By looking at every detail of a development project in detail, as this series does, you may gain insights into the pr