by Brett McLaughlin – This excerpt is Chapter 12 from Java & XML, 2nd Edition , to be published in September 2001 by O'Reilly.SOAP is the Simple Object Access Protocol. If you haven't heard of it by now, you've probably been living under a rock somewhere. It's become the newe
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Choosing schemas
by Mark Wilson – Originally, SGML was the flavour of the month. SGML documents were structured using DTDs. With the advent of XML, the DTD had some good features and some bad features. Before we discuss the various types of schemas, let's take a look at the pros and cons of DTD and schemas.
Interoperability Testing
Scott Seely tests the promise of interoperability by comparing the process of writing clients for a Web Service with three popular non-Microsoft toolkits: Apache, SOAP::Lite, and SOAPy.
XML-ify your stored procedures
by Jimmy Nilsson – Not all of the XML support in SQL Server 2000 is useful in real world applications in my opinion. I’m thinking of the possibility to send queries to SQL Server by HTTP and receive the answer as XML documents. The security problems with that seem to be huge in the current version.
Coefficient™ Version 1.5 – An Update To Their Database Analysis Software For Use With Microsoft SQL Server
Version 1.5 adds right-click menu support, faster analysis capabilities, the ability to limit traces/analyses to a set of users or applications, the ability to analyze only those SQL statements that perform according to a set of user-defined criteria like reads, writes, CPU, or duration, the ability
The DBA Dot Com Bust
The downturn in the economy has left quite a few technical people out of work. This ongoing article describes the experiences over the past two years of Steve Jones. Reader experiences are requested and the article will be updated weekly.
Microsoft SOAP Toolkit Version 2.0 FAQ
This article provides in-depth answers to frequently asked development questions regarding Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 2.0.
Nobody Asked Me, But…
by John E. Simpson – I've been writing the "XML Q&A" column for a year now. An anniversary seems a good occasion to think about the questions I wish I'd been able to answer during that time — questions no one ever asks. Let's start with an easy one.
Persisting an ADO Recordset to XML
by Mark Wilson – When Microsoft introduced ADO 2.0, a new method was included on the Recordset object – the Save method. The Save method accepts two arguments, FileName and PersistFormat. At the time, the only PersistFormat you could use was "adPersistADTG” which was a binary format.
Fundamentals of SQL Server 2000 Architecture
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 is a family of products that meet the data storage requirements of the largest data processing systems and commercial Web sites, yet at the same time can provide easy-to-use data storage services to an individual or small business. The data storage needs of a moder