One of our visitors decided they would give something back. It’s not much, but here are a couple of ASP functions for XML Data transfer that they found to be very useful.
Author: SSWUG Research
General-purpose Water Dissolves XML Complexity
by Glen Kunene – Despite all its promise for free data exchange among disparate applications, Web application developers still contend with XML’s shortcomings. Startup Clear Methods claims to have developed a powerful yet simple solution: XML as a general-purpose programming language called Water.
MSDN TV: Passing XML Data Inside the CLR
The .NET Framework offers several options for passing XML-based data between components within a single process and AppDomain. This episode looks at the available options and discusses the design tradeoffs of each approach.
PeopleSoft Lodges A Suit Of Its Own Against Oracle
By Barbara Darrow – Another day, another lawsuit.<br><br>In what is fast becoming a forest-killer of an acquisition battle, PeopleSoft late Friday said it sued Oracle in an attempt to stop what it is terming "a sham tender offer aimed at destroying PeopleSoft’s business."
Recreate/Move a (or all) Tablespace(s) from a Database to …
by Rajesh Puneyani – This script extracts the definition of a tablespace (if a specific tablespace name is provided by user @ run time) or all the tablespaces of a database (if wildcard – % – is entered @ runtime). The extracted script can be used as it is to create those tablespaces in another data
Automation Alley
by David Stodder – The race is on between DBMS and tool providers to see who can “self-heal” the database first.
Embarcadero Technologies Announces DBArtisan Workbench for Managing Complex Enterprise Database Environments
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., a provider of application and database lifecycle management solutions, announced Embarcadero® DBArtisan. Workbench for managing complex databases across the enterprise. DBArtisan Workbench combines Embarcadero’s flagship database management solution, DBArtisan, with E
New IBM Database Makes Its Move To The Express Line
By Barbara Darrow – IBM filled another slot in its Express lineup with the debut of DB2 Universal Database Express last week.<Br><br>The database, retailing for $499 per server plus $99 per named user (without support) offers partners an inexpensive and easy-to-install database for small and mid-siz
How can I insert multiple rows in a DB2 table?
By Craig Mullins – Well, one way is to issue multiple INSERT statements, one for each row. But I don’t think that is what you are asking. If you are looking for a way to insert multiple rows into a DB2 table using one INSERT statement, that is possible using a SELECT within the insert.
Writing and Debugging XQuery Web Apps with Qexo
by Per Bothner – In this article we will show to to write and install a very simple web application written in the XQuery language. We will also show you how errors are handled, and how you can debug them. Our application uses the servlet extension of Qexo (version 1.7beta2 or later), a free softwar