(François Degrelle) The solution described in this paper enables Oracle Forms developers to centrally manage List of Values (LOV). Changing a LOV in a Forms module doesn’t require to open the module or to re-compile it. (pdf)
Author: SSWUG Research
Improving concurrency by knowing your application (Part 3)
(Chris Eaton) This posting is a follow-up to the comments made on my last posting. Enrique Valdez asked if it was possible to change the lock wait behavior for a given application from within the application itself. For example, would it be possible for a given transaction to never wait for a lock w
Open Source Database Special Feature: An Introduction to Berkeley DB XML
(Selim Mimaroglu) In this article I am going to introduce you to the latest version of the Berkeley DB XML, version 2.2.8. Berkeley DB XML (BDB XML) is built on top of the well-known Berkeley Database (BDB). BDB XML is an open source, native XML database. Like its ancestor, BDB, it’s an embedded dat
FIX: Error message when you try to open SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages in SQL Server Management Studio
In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, you receive the following error message when you try to open Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages: SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer components are required to edit DTS packages. Install the special Web download, “SQL Server 2
Operator Overloading in VB.NET 2005
(Paul Kimmel) Advanced features like operator overloading don’t make VB.NET 2.0 harder to use. Most advanced features — including operator overloading and multithreading — are unobtrusively tucked out of the way. In this article, I demonstrate a methodical approach that makes overloading operators e
How to Use Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to Create Graphics?
(Balaji B) Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a format of graphic that can be generated on the fly by using the data extracted from XML files or a database. Creating images on the fly in the other formats like GIF, JPEG, and BMP are not easy since they cannot be created dynamically by extracting data
Developing Managed Code and Executing Within Microsoft SQL Server 2000
(Jagadish Chaterjee) This article explains how to develop .NET based components and access them using Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
Serializing, Consuming, and Binding Generics in .NET 2.0
(Thiru Thangarathinam) Generics, a new feature introduced with .NET 2.0, provides type safety at compile time. Generics let you create data structures without committing to a specific data types in your code at design time. At compile time, the compiler ensures that the types used with the data stru
Smart Client – Composite UI Application Block
This page provides an overview of the Composite UI Application Block. This application block is a reusable, source code–based component based on the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. It provides proven practices to build complex smart client user interfaces based on well known design patterns such as th
Simplify Development With The Declarative Model Of Windows Workflow Foundation
(Don Box and Dharma Shukla) WinFX includes a technology called Windows Workflow Foundation that allows programs to be expressed as declarative, long-running processes called workflows. Unlike traditional Microsoft .NET Framework programs, workflow-based programs are typically specified in a declarat