by Uche Ogbuji – In this article I’ll introduce the Python libxml bindings, which I refer to as Python/libxml. In particular I introduce libxml2. I am using Red Hat 9.0 so installation was a simple matter of installing RPMs from the distribution disk or elsewhere. The two pertinent RPMs in my case a
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Introduction to Xindice
By Arun Gaikwad – This article is an introduction to an Open Source Native XML Database System, called Xindice (pronounced zeen-dee-chay). It is also an introduction to Native XML Database concepts.
XML Parsers: DOM and SAX Put to the Test
by Steve Franklin – Before making the important decision to purchase an XML parser, look at the results of Steve Franklin’s test of a selection of both DOM- and SAX-based parsers.
Internationalizing the URI
by Kendall Grant Clark – In this XML-Deviant column I examine two unrelated issues: the transition to IRIs and a slew of new W3C drafts.
Putting an XML Peg into a Database Hole
by Dan Wahlin – Employ XML and .Net technologies to move XML data into database tables despite disparate structures.
W3C brushes up SOAP standard
By Martin LaMonica – Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) acts as a transport mechanism to send data between applications or from applications to people. SOAP, along with Extensible Markup Language (XML) and the Web Services Description Language (WSDL), is considered to be the foundation of Web serv
Metadata Create a Database Schema Repository with Meta Data Services in SQL Server 2000
Reuse database schemas with Meta Data Services
Hunting Flaws in Microsoft SQL Server Presentation
This presentation was delivered at the Black Hat Windows Security Conference, and illustrates many new Microsoft SQL Server vulnerabilities and how they were found. Improvements that were made to Microsoft SQL Server in the new SP3 release to fix these vulnerabilities are also discussed. Also, a new
Script to create a restore.bat file
(Glen Stromquist) While doing a database restructure for the purpose of upgrading a client, I had a need to restore the database from backup several times because of a flaw in the applications database restructure program. After the second time, I wrote a quick little script to create a restore.bat
Creating Alphanumeric Sequence Using Decode
by Romer L. Vinuya – Normally, table columns with system-generated values contain numeric data (e.g. 00001, 00002, and so on). The code combines alphanumeric sequence in a column that increment even the alphabet value when the numeric value reaches the maximum. Create the table and trigger below and