(Marcus Deecke) Serialization of data application/configuration data or object states and reconstructing in time and space is one of the most common tasks in software development. Sometimes, the data to be serialized is of a simple structure, sometimes it’s nasty complex.
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Bind Objects to a DataGridView Control
(Scott Lysle) This article describes a simple approach to displaying object property data within a data grid view control. The example includes a test application comprised of a simple data container class and a sample application used to bind and display object data within a data grid view control.
Stored Procedures, Triggers, and User-Defined Functions on DB2 Universal Database for iSeries
(Hernando Bedoya, Fredy Cruz, Daniel Lema and Satid Singkorapoom) Stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions (UDFs) are the key database features for developing robust and distributed applications. DB2 Universal Database for iSeries has supported these features for many years, and they
Use XSL-FO to Obtain a Page Number
(Anghel Leonard) This tip shows you how to use the fo:page-number and fo:page-number-citation elements to insert page numbers.
ASP.NET Tip: Persistent Logins Under ASP.NET 2.0
(Eric Smith) For some sites, allowing users to “save their passwords” is not a major security concern, and it speeds up the user’s ability to interact with the site. Assuming your site security can allow for persistent logins, this feature also is easy to provide. Under ASP.NET 1.x, the built-in For
Creating a Tag Cloud in ASP.NET
(Scott Mitchell) A tag cloud is a way to display a weighted list such that the weight of each item is reflected by the size of the item’s text. Tag clouds provide a quick way for one to eyeball a list and ascertain what items are more prevalent. Oftentimes, each item in a tag cloud is rendered as a
Pragmatic Architecture: Layering
(Ted Neward) Why, precisely, do we build systems using the n-tier architectural model, again? It’s a basic article of faith in software that, when presented with a new project, we divide the system cleanly into three tiers: the presentation tier, the business-logic tier, and the data-access or resou
IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal: Introducing the Search and Indexing API in WebSphere Portal V6.0
(Itai Dinur, Ann Hayes, David Konopnicki and Eitan Shapiro) Does your company require specific content metadata or a custom look and feel within search applications? This article describes the IBM Search and Indexing API (SIAPI), now available with IBM WebSphere Portal V6.0, along with its design go
More DB2 Date Conversion Issues Importing Primary Keys into SQL Server
(Damon Armstrong) In a previous blog entry (Date Errors Pulling DB2 Data into SQL Server) I recounted some of the issues I had with date conversions from DB2 to SQL Server.
When is the MAX value not the TOP value
(Simon Sabin) Have a look and try the following statements, and try and think what the expected results are. The key aspect is that the query does not match any rows, no object exists with id = -99.
