(Michael Fitzgerald) Writing books and publishing them can be arduous tasks. A book may take years to write, and, once written, may languish in production for months. Writing 300-plus pages takes soul-searching, no matter the topic, and getting a manuscript cleaned up and ready to print requires a s
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Patterns: Building Serial and Parallel Processes with WebSphere Process Server V6
(Martin Keen, Andy Garratt, Ed Grossman, Dennis Stilhoff, Torsten Wilms and Dan Zrobok) IBM’s WebSphere Process Server, and the accompanying WebSphere Integration Developer development tool, provides a vast array of powerful features for building business process solutions. But how can you utilize t
An Oracle Query Tool, Part 1
(dna2) This is a small tool for creating and executing queries. The main purpose of this article is to create an Oracle query tool with syntax coloring. This article is written using Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition and requires Microsoft NET Framework v2.0 to run.
DB2 Integration with SQL Server 2005, Part I: Linked Server Enhancements
(Michael Sansoterra) As the old saying goes, “good things come to those who wait.” At last, the long-anticipated release of SQL Server 2005 has finally arrived, and there are plenty of good things in it. This article focuses on how SQL Server 2005 makes integration with the DB2 database easier thank
Need a possible performance boost for Recover
(Willie Favero) Did that get your attention? I thought it might. I am at SHARE this week. Although I am here to present, I do get an opportunity to attend sessions. One of my favorite speakers is Hugh Smith from Silicon Valley Lab. I like Hugh’s presentations because no matter how many times I l
Snippets, widgets and other levels of AJAX development
Gartner analyst Ray Valdes recommends orgs focus on usability and usercentric design from the start of any AJAX project. It’s not about using shiny new tech for the sake of it, he says. Using AJAX to improve the user experience is how you’ll create real business benefit, Valdes told Senior Editor Ka
Advanced Techniques To Avoid And Detect Deadlocks In .NET Apps
(Joe Duffy) Application hangs are one of the most frustrating situations a user can experience. They’re terribly difficult to find before shipping, and even more difficult to debug after an application has been deployed. Unlike a crash, an application hang may not produce a crash dump or trigger cus
Oracle Tuning Tips
(paviagrawal) These rules are simple but easy to follow and will yield lots of benefits.
A Kick-Start to SAX with C++, Part1
(Marius Bancila) This series of articles is not a complete tutorial on SAX, but rather a kick-start. Familiarity with XML is required. In this first article, you will see what SAX is, how is it supported with the Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML), and how can you create a simple SAX application.
Starting with SQL Reporting Services in ASP.NET Application: Part I
(Sonu Chauhan) Part I will brief you on How to Design Reports in VS.NET. And Part II will describe how to upload your reports on the Server and what code to write in the Application to invoke those reports.