(Mahesh Chand) Recently, I got an email on how to change color of chart items (bars) in Crystal Reports. As usual, instead of replying the individual email, I am adding this Tip to the Crystal Reports section.
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ASP.NET 2.0 FileUpload Server Control
(Bill Evjen) In ASP.NET 1.0/1.1, you could upload files using the HTML FileUpload server control. This control put an element on your Web page to enable the end user to upload files to the server. To use the file, however, you had to make a couple of modifications to the page. Fo
Using Data Compression in .NET 2.0
(Wei-Meng Lee) One of the new APIs available in the .NET Framework 2.0 is the new set of compression classes located in the System.IO.Compression namespace. The two new classes in this namespace are GZipStream and DeflateStream. Using these compression classes, you can enable compression and decompr
Using the SSL Accelerator with WebSphere Commerce
(Scott Guminy) This article provides instructions on how to configure a secure sockets layer (SSL) Accelerator with WebSphere Commerce. This helps improve the performance of your WebSphere Commerce site by offloading the SSL processing to a separate hardware. An SSL Accelerator can also give you a c
Dynamic Forms (Sample Chapter)
(Arnold Doray) Every time you need a new form for user input, you usually have to write a new ActionForm subclass. This can get tedious quickly, especially if your form has many getter and setter functions. (R, pdf)
Analysis Services 2005 in SQL Server has improved security
(Baya Pavliashvili) Microsoft Analysis Services (MSAS) relies on Windows accounts for granting access to cube data as well as for administrative tasks such as processing cubes, altering server-wide configuration settings and modifying dimensional objects. (R)
Jazz Up Your Data Using Custom Report Items In SQL Server Reporting Services
(Teo Lachev) When it comes to presenting information these days, a picture may be worth a lot more than a thousand words. And even though SQL Server™ Reporting Services does provide charting capabilities, some are not up to the task. For example, you may need to render the value or the trend of a ke
Read the First Line of a Text File
(Anghel Leonard) This code shows you how to use the instance methods from the FileReader and BufferedReader classes with a Xalan 2 processor to read the first line from a text file.
DB2 Developer Workbench, Part 2: Developer Workbench and stored procedures
(Debra R. Eaton) The IBM DB2 Developer Workbench (DWB) gives DB2 9 database developers the ability to develop applications that access data. DWB is based on Eclipse technology, which replaces the Swing-based DB2 V8 Development Center. Learn how the DWB resources, perspectives, views, editors, and wi
Gartner analysts predict Oracle CRM moves
(Barney Beal) Despite repeated assurances by Oracle Corp. executives that Siebel will remain the centerpiece of the company’s CRM applications as it moves forward with Fusion, questions — and concerns — linger in the Siebel customer base. (R)