(Mike Gold) This article will get you started in using the Visio ActiveX control that allows you to use Visio inside of a .NET Windows Form. The article will step you through a simple example of drawing shapes inside a Visio Drawing and connecting the shapes together.
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Developing XSLT-based Applications in ASP.NET 2.0
(Jagadish Chaterjee) This is the first article in a series focused on developing XSLT-oriented applications using ASP.NET 2.0. Even though the title includes ASP.NET 2.0, I use it only as a transformation engine. The entire focus will be on working with XSLT. You can use any transformation engine ac
Casting PL/SQL Arrays as REF CURSORS for Ruby and PHP
(Christopher Jones) Jason Vogel has been using Ruby with his company’s existing PL/SQL packages. One problem he faced was calling a procedure that returned a collection type.
Oracle tackles identity governance
(Paul F. Roberts) There’s a common nightmare haunting CISOs (computer information security officers) that features a glance at the morning paper, and 72-point banner headlines with the name of their employer and the words “LOST” and “CUSTOMER DATA.”
Simplify Data Binding In ASP.NET 2.0 With Our Custom Control
(Rick Strahl) ASP.NET 2.0 includes many new data binding features that can significantly simplify a variety of data binding scenarios. Unfortunately, one very common scenario-simple control data binding-has changed very little. While this is a common scenario in forms-based Web applications, it rema
XForms tip: Using form submission events
(Nicholas Chase) One of the nice things about XForms is how much control it gives you over how the form is processed. For example, XForms exposes a tremendous number of events for which you can trap and perform specific actions. In this tip, you learn how to use the events involved in submitting the
Encryption without the Confusion
(Eric Brown) In this article, we take a look at how database encryption, a new feature in SQL Server 2005, can be used to protect database objects as well as your data. The first question is why would you bother with encrypting the database? From the perspective of Microsoft product development, pro
Did you know? — Deadlock Graph Event Isn’t Generated When Filtering on DatabaseID
(Kalen Delaney) As many of you know, I am a big fan of SQL Server Profiler and all the wonderful things you can do with tracing. I was very excited about some of the enhancements to the SQL Server 2005 tracing functionality. However, over the last couple of days, I discovered that two of my favorite
LOBs with DB2 for z/OS: Stronger and Faster
(Paolo Bruni, Patric Becker, Tim Bohlsen, Burkhard Diekmann, Dima Etkin and Davy Goethals) The requirements for a database management system (DBMS) have included support for very large and complex data objects. DB2 UDB for OS/390 Version 6 introduced the support for large objects (LOBs): they can c
Character Versus Numeric Data Types
(Craig Mullins) Most DBAs have faced the situation where one of their applications requires a four-byte code that is used to identify products, accounts, or some other business object, and all of the codes are numeric and will stay that way. But, for reporting purposes, users or developers wish the