The XPath functionality is the ability to query a data store for some node or set of nodes. The XPathNavigator is the class that provides the methods required to implement XPath queries over any data store, and is based upon the Data Model described in the XML Path Language (XPath) 1.0 Recommendatio
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Subelement contents versus tag attributes
In this tip, developerWorks columnist David Mertz advises when to use tag attributes and when to use subelement contents to represent data. Learn what considerations go into designing a DTD, Schema, or just an ad hoc XML format. You’ll also learn when attributes and contents are interchangeable, and
Extreme Markup Languages 2003: complete program available
The complete program of all sessions scheduled for the Extreme Markup Languages 2003 conference (“an unabashedly hard-core conference for the technically-oriented members of the information interchange and knowledge representation community” taking place in Montreal on August 5-8) is now available.
PeopleSoft Customers Wary of Oracle Takeover
By Lisa Vaas – If Oracle Corp.’s Town Hall meeting on Thursday managed to lull the fears of any PeopleSoft Inc. customers, those customers kept mum about their newfound ease. The uncomforted, however, did not.
A Comparison of Oracle’s DATE and TIMESTAMP Datatypes
By James F. Koopmann – If you want to store date and time information in Oracle, you really only have two different options for the column’s datatype. Lets take a quick look at these two datatypes and what they offer.
Reinstalling SQL Server on a Failed Node
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition installs SQL Server executables and program files on both of my clustered servers simultaneously. If one of my servers goes down, how can I rebuild the server and reinstall SQL Server on that node?
Triggers and DB2 Version 6
By Craig S. Mullins – Most relational database management systems provide support for triggers. But just what is a trigger? If you have never had the opportunity to use them, their power may elude you at first.
An Anniversary Message to the DB2 Community
After 20 years, the innovations keep coming. IBM Data Management Solutions general manager Janet Perna sets the stage for what’s coming next.
Which Distributed Edition of DB2 UDB Version 8 is Right for You?
By Paul Zikopoulos – Information management software is at the core of enterprise computing. Companies need access to a wide range of information such as XML documents, streaming video, and other rich media types. The e-business evolution makes continuous availability a necessity and is driving the
Understanding the node-set() Function
by Jirka Kosek – The XSLT language is capable of achieving many tasks, but some surprisingly trivial requirements, such as calculating the total amount of an invoice, cannot be expressed in a straightforward way. This article describes how you can get round this by using a very powerful extension fu