(William Brogden) The idea that there should be a way to turn a Java object into an XML representation and back again to an object has been pursued by a number of people. As a result of all this developer activity many different approaches exist. (R)
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The evolution of Web Services and .NET 2.0
(John Charles) Web services standardization started with the submission of the SOAP 1.1 specification to the W3C. Later, SOAP with Attachments, and WSDL were submitted to W3C. The adoption and use of the Web services specifications (SOAP and WSDL) have grown for the addition of extended specificatio
XML Output Coming to RPG IV
(Robert Cozzi, Jr.) In the current release of OS/400 (V5R4 as of this writing), IBM introduced XML parsing (reading XML data) in RPG IV. But it’s up to the RPG programmer to create XML. However, there are rumors that IBM may introduce XML creation in RPG IV with the next release of the operating
Executing SQL Stored Procedures from inside a Web Application
(Don Schlichting) This article, the last in the Stored Procedure series, will focus on RETURN parameters. The first article in this series explained the benefits of using stored procedures as well as an example demonstrating a data grid being populated from one. The DOT NET aspx web page develop
Manipulate time and date values with JavaScript’s Date object
(Tony Patton) One of the trickier aspects of development is working with time and date values; it seems like each language or platform has its own format. With Web development, you can utilize server-side code to manipulate dates, or you can utilize JavaScript’s Date object. In today’s column, we ta
Introducing DB2 Viper, Part 4: Autonomic and other enhancements in DB2 Viper
(Rav Ahuja) IBM has been a pioneer in autonomic computing. DB2 Version 8 introduced a number of self-configuring, self-optimizing, and self-healing capabilities. DB2 Viper continues along this strategy of helping you derive more business value from your data, while spending less time managing it.
DB2 XML evaluation guide
(Gerald Leung and Grant Hutchison) The DB2 XML evaluation guide is a step-by-step tutorial to introduce the reader to the DB2 Viper data server on Windows platforms using the XML storage and searching (SQL/XML, XQuery) capabilities available to support next-generation applications. (R)
Refactoring your code with VS.NET 2005
(Bipin Joshi) There are developers who write code and then there are developers who write better code. The difference is obvious. Writing good code is skill that not all developers have. This also implies that this skill can be improved. A part of this skill includes ability to refactor the code tha
Inheritance in O/R Mapping
(Kashif Butt) Object oriented applications usually have inheritance as an important part of their design, including in their domain objects. However, the corresponding data model has no built-in mechanism for specifying inheritance. Therefore, you must map your domain objects to your relational data
MaxDB series: Transactions
(Ulf Wendel) In this issue of the MaxDB series we will introduce you to some selected aspects of transactions. The topic of transactions seems pretty boring. But in fact it depends very much on the point of view you take. We have tried to put a light on the subject that shows some rather advanced as