by Jan Egil Refsnes – An introduction to XSL – The style sheet language of XML. What XSL is and what it can do.
Author: SSWUG Research
Serialize an Object to XML by Using Visual C# .NET
This step-by-step article describes how to serialize an object to XML by using Visual C# .NET. This method is useful for persisting the state of an object. This method is also useful for cloning an object by de-serializing the XML back to a new object.
Oracle, MagnaWare lend recruiters a hand
By Robert Westervelt – Oracle Corp. and Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Magna Ware, Inc. are promising to help employee recruiters easily manage the steady stream of resumes that flood their mailboxes with software designed to process the information directly into an Oracle database.
Firms develop XML schema to protect applications
A quest to develop a common language to describe application security vulnerabilities moved one step closer to reality after two security companies completed of a new XML (Extensible Markup Language) schema for describing application vulnerabilities.
Superior SQL Builder Released
Superior SQL Builder is different from anything you have seen before. It introduces a new way to cleanse, convert and transform data and is unmatched in its ability to build SQL scripts of any size, type or complexity. Once you understand how to use Superior SQL Builder (it is easy) you will
Oracle 10G Geared for the Grid
By Lisa Vaas – Oracle Corp. is putting the finishing touches on an upgrade to its flagship database that is designed for use on computer grids, giving users higher levels of scalability and management, according to early beta testers.
Rolling Back a Transaction in the Transaction Log File
To prevent data corruption, SQL Server does not support the rollback of individual transactions. For example, suppose that two transactions, T1 and T2, use a cash balance field. T1 adds $500 U.S., and T2 makes a change by using that new value. If you roll back T1, T2 might be wrong. However, you can
Review: xCase V. 6.01
xCase (RESolution, Ltd.) is a desktop data-modeling software package that has developed into a very useful, yet cost-effective, tool for everyday database design and maintenance in Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, Visual FoxPro, Jet, or many other database platforms. Dan LeClair reviews the rec
Just the Stats, Ma’am (Part 2)
By Robert Catterall – In my previous column, I wrote about DB2 for OS/390 and z/OS monitor statistics detail reports (Quarter 2, 2003). I ended the column after covering data set open/close activity; in this column, I pick up the story with a quick look at some of the remaining report data blocks.
Performance Metrics
Not sure how to measure the performance of your DB2 database system? Joel Goldstein’s white paper offers suggestions for monitoring and benchmarking your server’s responsiveness.
