(Eric Elzinga) For a usecase i needed a construction which would give me the option to implemenent generic service error handling in which i could conditionally execute activities like alerts, reports, logging, etc.
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Storing and Retrieving XML in DB2 for z/OS
(Susan Lawson and Daniel L. Luksetich) You’ve probably heard a lot about IBM’s pureXML feature of DB2 and seen some examples of data stored and retrieved from XML columns. pureXML is the native XML storage and retrieval feature of DB2 that lets an XML document be stored in a format the database engi
A Fast Way to Get Started with Q Replication for DB2 Active-Active Databases
(Cecile Madsen) As you may know, IBM made two-site Q Replication available in DB2 Advanced ESE and InfoSphere Warehouse at no additional cost. The main reason was to give DB2 a built-in solution for active-active databases. Since a lot of DB2 people are new to Q Replication, I wanted to show you how
PHP Proxy Patterns: Completing a Blog
(Alejandro Gervasio) In this third part of a series on proxy objects, we’ll create a simple service layer to add to our blog program. With this finished application, you’ll see exactly how proxy objects can be powerful allies when you need to persist the entities of a domain model in a database.
Web Forms Model Binding Part 3: Updating and Validation (ASP.NET 4.5 Series)
(Scott Guthrie) This is the fifth in a series of blog posts I’m doing on ASP.NET 4.5.
WPF 4: Changing DataGrid Cell Appearance on Mouse Events
(Mahesh Sabnis) I was having a discussion with one of my clients about changing the appearance of the WPF DataGrid Cell, when a certain condition is met. His requirement was that a WPF application contains a DataGrid which displays Sales data. When a user wants to focus on a specific Quarter sales f
With SQL Server data warehouse tables, think big
(Roman Rehak) Many companies today are building data warehouses to consolidate data from various sources and make it presentable. The size, complexity, and implementation vary, but one thing is constant: Managing and administering data warehouse tables requires more planning and thinking ahead than
Multiple Document Interfaces in Visual Basic
Multiple document interface can be very useful when presenting your forms and controls in a VB.NET application project. This is a beginner tutorial on how to create a multiple document interface (MDI) project in Visual Basic 2008 (VB.NET).
PHP and MySQL Cluster: Load Balancing without R/W split
(Ulf Wendel) The free Mysqlnd replication and load balancing plugin now offers load balancing and lazy connections independent of read write splitting. This makes the plugin attractive for MySQL Cluster users.
SQL SERVER – Dedicated Access Control for SQL Server Express Edition – An error occurred while obtaining the dedicated administrator connection (DAC) port.
(Pinal Dave) Recently I had faced very interesting situation. Due to some reason we were not able to login into the production server for one of client. The reason for the same was that server was very busy, we had to login into the system and bring server to normal situation.