(Ed Sutherland) Database software vendor Oracle announced an update to its PeopleSoft Enterprise platform.
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SQL Server 2005’s Undocumented Solution for Unattended Installs
(John Paul Cook) When you install many SQL Server instances, automating the installation process is an absolute must. Ideally, you want to create a master reference installation of SQL Server using the GUI installer and be able to replay the installation steps with complete fidelity in a scripted, u
Speed Development With Custom Application Blocks For Enterprise Library
(Mark Seemann) Enterprise Library for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is a library of application blocks, which are modular components designed to help developers deal with common development challenges. It provides an extensible framework for building robust, scalable applications. And while Enterpris
Observer Design Pattern
(Vishal Kumar Patil) Good object-oriented design emphasizes both encapsulation and loose coupling. The Observer Pattern is a mechanism for drastically reducing coupling between interacting classes. The observer pattern should be used whenever one or more objects (observers) must track changes in t
Examine the technology behind the W3C VoiceXML standard and get ahead of the curve
(Peter V. Mikhalenko) In the recent articles about CCXML and SCXML we talked about voice applications and their logic, and referred often to VoiceXML language. It is still the backbone in voice applications and dialog systems; and in this article I’d like to talk about it and its future. VoiceXML 2.
Develop proof-of-concept .NET applications, Part 2: Wire DB2 data to Windows applications
(Chenhong Xia) This is Part 2 of a tutorial series that teaches you how to create proof-of-concept applications to access relational and XML data in IBM DB2 9, using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005. Part 1 explained the application specifications, database design, and how to create DB2 relational
AJAXifying the WebDataWindow
(Daniel Gomes Silveira) When we talk about AJAX and its huge impact on Web development, one important thing to mention is that it’s not a ready-to-ship component that you just plug into your app and now you’re Web 2.0. In fact, what AJAX can do for you is to provide a simple, yet powerful way to mak
Lesson 4 Transact-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2005
(Vidya Vrat Agarwal) Transact-SQL is at the core of most Microsoft SQL Server database applications, and SQL Server 2005 includes enhancements and new language features that help you build great solutions. This lesson describes the improvements in Transact-SQL in SQL Server 2005.
Using the Class Designer: Adding Inheritance and Associations
(Brad Jones) In the Two Minute Tip, “First Look at the Class Designer,” I presented the steps for creating a simple class using Microsoft’s new tool in Visual Studio, the Class Designer. In this Two Minute Tip you pick up where the first left off. You learn how to add inheritance to your designs as
The Basic Part of an XML Document
(Jennifer Kyrnin) In a previous article I showed how to use attributes in your XML elements, but what exactly is an XML element? In a nutshell, elements are the building blocks of markup languages. In XHTML, any of the tags are elements, such as: and