I’ve spent the last two days trying to figure out how to parse XML files using Ruby LibXML. I got to the part where the XML file is parsed, but I couldn’t figure out how to properly get to the “node” after getting the XPath Object. For some reason, it kept returning “nil”, even though the XML file w
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SoapUI Tip 3
(Martien van den Akker) It was a little searching using the javadocs of SoapUI, but if you want to log the result of the script of a mockService or mockResponse step in a testCase, then that can be done using:
DB2 9 withdraw from marketing has been announced
(Willie Favero) On December 10, 2012 (that’s one year from now), DB2 9 will be withdrawn from marketing along with DB2 9 VUE and the DB2 9 Utility Suite.
MySQL Cluster to MySQL Server … Part 2
(Keith Larson) I previously posted blog about the topic of a MySQL Cluster set up and replication to a MySQL Server. The first blog was just the installation, now lets test the cluster and get replication started. Both are extremely easy.
WPF Magnifier Control
(Mahesh Chand) I remember building a Graphics Painter application using GDI+ and know how difficult it was to create a real zoom-in feature. I recently noticed that the WPF team has added a Magnifier control to the toolkit. How cool is that? This control does exactly what you think. It is a magnifie
SQL Server Monitoring Checklist
(Ben Snaidero) Every good SQL Server DBA goes through some list of checks when they get to the office in the morning to make sure all of their systems are running smoothly. This tip will highlight some of the more important items that every DBA should be monitoring either manually or by using some f
Implementing Website Pinning in ASP.NET
(Bipin Joshi) Internet Explorer 9 introduced a new feature – Pinned Websites – that allows you to create a shortcut to a website on Windows 7 taskbar. A pinned website, however, exposes much more functionality than an ordinary shortcut.
Converting S-Expressions To XML In Emacs
(jcs) My last two posts mentioned the ease with which s-expressions can be converted to XML and vice versa. Out of curiosity, I decided to write an sexpr to XML function in Elisp.
If you are late, just say you are super asynchronous… (HADR)
(Henrik Loeser) Well, not everybody is on time and waiting for them can hold up a meeting, important decisions, or completing tasks. The same waiting can happen in an IT environment for various reasons, e.g., a replication or synchronization process taking longer because of network congestion or tem
Weird ADF 11g requirement addressed with left outer join and modern SQL join syntax
(Lucas Jellema) The functional requirement was a little unusual. The page should either show all master-records or – depending on the value of a parameter – it should show exactly one master-record joined with exactly one detail-record. The use case was valid – that was exactly the functionality tha