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Reading and Writing INI Files
Initialisation files known as INI files provide a standard means for storing configuration information for software in a text file. Although rarely used by .NET applications, there are situations where these files must be read and written to using C#.
Return Multiple Values from Methods with Tuples
(Peter Vogel) You have a method that returns multiple values. So you have to define a class, instantiate it, set the properties to the values, and return the resulting object, right? Well, no you don’t — at least in .NET Framework 4, which gives you a simpler way: Tuples.
Create Description Attribute of an LOV Attribute. Using Reference Entities. ADF BC 11g
(Dimitrios Stasinopoulos) In this example we are going to create a simple LOV and we are going to have an additional attribute as the description of that LOV.
Projection Pushdown bug in 11.2.0.3
(Dominic Brooks) There’s a bug in 11.2.0.3 related to projection pushdown that seems to be influenced by the setting of STATISTICS_LEVEL.
Building a PHP ORM: Deploying a Blog
(Alejandro Gervasio) In this conclusion to a three-part tutorial, you’ll see that implementing a customizable ORM using modern development techniques is a fairly straightforward process. We’ll use the dependency injection technique, the data mapper pattern and a domain model. This powerful combinati
Table Functions And Join Cardinality Estimates
(Randolf Geist) If you consider the usage of Table Functions then you should be aware of some limitations to the optimizer calculations, in particular when considering a join between a Table Function and other row sources.
Double eval() for DOM based XSS
(Shreeraj Shah) DOM based XSS are becoming relatively common with Web 2.0 and Ajax driven applications. DOM based applications are using eval() method to inject new stream into the existing DOM.
An Ontologies Architecture for Ontology-driven Apps
(Mike Bergman) For some time now, Structured Dynamics (SD) has been touting the unique advantages of ODapps, or ontology-driven applications. ODapps are modular, generic software applications designed to operate in accordance with the specifications contained in one or more ontologies.
An Introduction to IMS: Your Complete Guide to IBM Information Management System, 2nd Edition
(Susan Visser) Thanks to Barbara Klein for pulling together a team to update the very useful first edition of this book. As you may know, many top companies in the world still run successful IMS data management systems, and this isn’t likely to change. This book will bring everyone up to date with