(Troy Coleman) When IBM announced DB2 10 last fall, I immediately downloaded all of the DB2 10 manuals. The manuals have been a great help to me in my endeavors to tell you about the newest DB2 capabilities and features.
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Control file inconsistencies during startup when using ASM (ORA-000214)
(Frits Hoogland) During some testing I encountered an ORA-000214 during startup of an Oracle 11.2.0.2 database instance:
Progress reporting for ALTER TABLE
(Michael “Monty” Widenus) I just finished my last MariaDB 5.3 feature before we go beta:
Dynamic Loading of objects using XML
(Mahadesh Mahalingappa) In this article, I try to dynamically instantiate an object at runtime using the XML. This concept is not new. Unity Framework and Spring framework use similar techniques to create an object instance at runtime.
Static and Non-Static Fields in C#
(Abhimanyu Kumar Vatsa) A static class is basically the same as a non-static class, but there is one difference: a static class cannot be instantiated. In other word, we cannot use the new keyword to create a variable of the class type. Because there is no instance variable, we access the members of
Storing Windows Performance Counter Values in SQL Server
(Ray Barley) I capture performance counter values to a CSV file using TYPEPERF.EXE as described in the tip How To Collect Performance Data With TYPEPERF.EXE. I would like to import this information into a SQL Server database. Can you provide an example of how to do this? Read this tip to find out
Your BI Projects: A Step at a Time
New Show Live Now! SelecTViews – New data breach(!), tips on managing the blame game and how you can over-deliver. Also, find out about business intelligence tips and our Facebook question of the day. [Watch Now] (Also, have you seen last week’s show? Live now – click here to watch.) BI, Clear as Mud… I’ve been talking with all sorts […]
Validating schema.org Microdata with SPIN
(Holger Knublauch) The new 3.5.1 version of TopBraid Composer introduces some initial features to import, browse, edit and analyze Microdata. I wrote about this in a previous blog entry – if you want to try those features just download TBC’s evaluation version, keeping in mind that Microdata support
Dynamic Sitemaps in ASP.NET
(Jonathan Wood) Sitemaps can be a useful tool to help search engines like Google find all the content on your website.
How to Create a Simple SMIL file
(Darla Ferrara) If you want to use animation in SVG, it is to your benefit to learn how to create a simple SMIL file. Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) is an XML-based format that controls audiovisual presentations.