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Call JavaScript function from ASP.NET Content Page
(Suprotim Agarwal) One of the frequently asked questions by developers on the forums is How to call a JavaScript function from an ASP.NET Content Page, especially when the JavaScript is kept in a separate .js file. Let us see one of the ways:
How to generate GridView columns dynamically based on user selection?
(Sheo Narayan) In case we have to give ability to the user to select the columns that should appear in the GridView, we can follow this approach.
Performing Query-Of-Queries Using ColdFusion 9’s Query.cfc Component
(Ben Nadel) A couple of people have asked me about running ColdFusion query-of-queries within the new script-based query object (Query.cfc) in ColdFusion 9. Because the new Query.cfc is an actual ColdFusion component, it introduces some new encapsulation and scoping limitations not previously presen
Bitmap Indexes and Not Equal Part II (Sheep)
(Richard Foote) An excellent comment/question by mdinh made me realise my demos in Part I might be a little extreme in returning 0 rows and perhaps give the false impression that Not Equal conditions are only considered or applicable if no rows are returned.
Baffled by decision-support systems for SQL Server? You’re not alone
(Don Jones) I’ve recently been working with a number of small and medium-sized businesses preparing to jump aboard the decision-support bandwagon and purchase a system for SQL Server.
Important Statistics & Wait Events on Exadata
(Uwe Hesse) With this posting, I’d like to highlight the most important Statistics & Wait Events on Exadata that a DBA needs to be familiar with in my view.
You can’t turn Query Cache Off before MySQL 5.5
(Rene Cannao) … or at least, not completely!
Working with URL Routing in ASP.NET Web Forms
(Bipin Joshi) While developing web sites, at times you require that the URLs being used are not mapped to any physical file. For example, you might be building a blog engine that stores all blog posts in a SQL Server database but while displaying these posts you want URLs to be SEO friendly.
External Tables and SDO_Geometry data.
(Simon Greener) I have blogged before on using an external table to load LiDAR data from a CSV file.