(Graham G. Milne) This tutorial introduces the concepts of authentication, authorization, and privileges as they relate to DB2 9. You should have basic knowledge of database concepts and operating system security. This is the second in a series of seven tutorials to help you prepare for the DB2 9 fo
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PHP Functions
(Jacques Noah) If you’re looking for a way to save time when you program, look no further. Creating functions lets you reuse code that you’ve used before without having to rewrite the whole thing. Keep reading to learn how.
Mastering Enterprise BI: Introduction to Perspectives
(William Pearson) Analysis Services 2005 extends the concept of a cube, and the more "geometrical" basis upon which it once rested, with the concept of the Universal Dimension Model ("UDM"). A UDM provides a bridge / abstract layer between users and one or more physical data sources, and combines OL
Easily integrate PostgreSQL with .NET
(Tony Patton) The open source software community has had a huge impact on the software industry. The quality and type of applications available via open source licenses are impressive.
Simplify Reading and Writing of XML Fragments
(notmasteryet) This article is trying to solve two ultimate serialization problems: –Can XML stream be deconstructed using multiple nested XmlReader processes; –Can XML stream be assembled from multiple nested XmlWriter processes.
A Closer Look: Oracle’s New Warehouse Builder R2
(Stephen Swoyer) It’s been a long time coming, but Oracle Corp.’s next-gen Warehouse Builder (OWB) is finally here. It’s actually been here for awhile now, according to Oracle officials, who note that OWB Release 2 has been available—to select customers, anyway—since early May.
ASP.NET 2.0 Globalization & Localization solution
(Chagel) In this article, we will discuss the internationalization of web application using ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005. Through the given solution, we can achieve the scenario below: 1. Display content in localization for these users who haven’t set prefered language. 2. Change language a
Automatic Updating of Visual Basic Applications: Part II
(Scott Swigart) This article shows you how to automatically update Visual Basic 6.0 applications and COM objects, using the .NET Framework 2.0 and ClickOnce deployment.
Data Binding to Forms Made Simple in .NET 2.0
(Wei-Meng Lee) Data binding is one of the common tasks that developers working with data have to perform. In Windows Forms 2.0, the new BindingNavigator and BindingSource objects can save you a lot of effort in data binding.
MS SQL Joins Part 2
(Don Schlichting) In Part 1 of this series, the purposes and reasons for using Joins were explored. The advantages and disadvantages of Joins were also discussed. The conclusion was that SQL Server transactions will perform well when the database is designed with multiple related tables, as opposed