(Irina Medvinskaya) It is often useful to be able to determine the path where the current executable resides. A simple way to do this using Visual Basic .NET is to read the value of the StartUpPath property of the Application class. This can also be achieved by determining the current working path o
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XForms tip: Saving data to local files and reusing later with XForms
(Tyler Anderson) Partially completing an online form, only having to leave before you’ve finished, can be frustrating. XForms can fix this problem. There’s a quick and easy way to save the instance data of an XForm so that you can reuse it later.
Questions to ask a SQL Server database developer applicant
(Tim Chapman) It is very difficult in today’s job market to find well-qualified database developers. As a colleague of mine once said, “SQL development is a language that is easy to learn, but very difficult to master.”
Data partitioning in SQL Server 2005 – Part I
(Muthusamy Anantha Kumar) Data partitioning, a new feature added to SQL Server 2005, provides a way to divide large tables and indexes into smaller parts. By doing so, it makes the life of a database administrator easier when doing backups, loading data, recovery and query processing.
Build flexible ESB mediations with WebSphere Message Broker and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
(Bob Patten, Subhash Kumar and Stuart C. Jones) This article describes the use of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (hereafter called Registry and Repository) in an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, using the WebSphere Message Broker (hereafter called Message Broker) as the ESB imple
Dynamic Data Grouping Using MS Reporting Services
(Asif Sayed) I still remember it was a neatly done report that got me my first pay raise. Ever since, I am very passionate about report writing. (Everyone likes a pay raise, right?) In this article, I will guide you step by step how to create a simple report using MS Reporting Services 2005 and host
Manage Large Databases with Data Partitioning
(Raj Rathee) The rapid growth of data is perhaps the biggest challenge enterprise IT managers face today. Billons of terabytes of new information is created each year. The causes behind this data explosion are numerous: proliferation of the Internet; government legislation requiring organizations to
Database Provider-based ASP.NET Membership Provider
(John Mcfetridge) Architecting software for change is a key element of software design as over any product’s lifetime most time will be expended in enhancing and maintaining the product. This process requires more effort in the initial design and implantation stage but pays off in the long term when
Tracking The Truth
(Cynthia Harvey) Where did we come from? How did we get here? Although most scientists agree that the human race probably started in Africa more than 50,000 years ago, the answer to the second question is much less clear. How did that original population of a few thousand humans in a central locatio
Developing an OpenLaszlo App
(Sreekumar Parameswaran Pillai) XML technology is in its high tide and companies are enthusiastic to leverage its power and flexibility. Presentation tier technology based on XML is also gaining momentum in this wave. Database vendors have been providing implicit support for XML in their DB products