(Indika) XML stands for EXtensible Markup Language. It is defined in the XML 1.0 specification, which is developed by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). XML provides a standard way, which is also simple, to encode data and text such that the content could be exchanged across driver hardware, opera
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Why is my SYSAUX Tablespace so Big? Statistics_level=ALL
(Martin Widlake) One of my most popular postings is about why your SYSTEM tablespace could be rather large. Recently I’ve had issues with a SYSAUX tablespace being considerably larger than I expected, so I thought I would do a sister posting on the reason.
Bind Variables, almost right.
(randomdba) Sometimes I get a bit sarcastic with and about developers, this is unfair as for the most part the ones I have worked closely have either been very good oracle developers or very good c++/java/VB6/whatever developers with a real interest in doing things the right way and have been recept
Adventures in ADF Logging – Part 2
(Duncan Mills) OK last time I said I’d tell you about how to look at the logging output next, but then I got all enthusiastic this morning and thought I’d create some code templates to help you use the ADFLogger.
MySQL Backup: Table By Table Backup With Auto Rotation, For Easy Restoration Of Partial/Full Database
(Mohammed Salih) Here is a MySQL backup script which can take table by table backups (individual backup files of each table of each database) in a compressed format. It also provides an automatic rotation of old backup files. The backup script handles innodb and myisam tables separately.
Buffer Pool Sizing: Page Residency Time
(Troy Coleman) In a DB2utor blog entry last year a reader asked that I write about buffer pool tuning. This post prompted a reply from DB2 expert Randy Ebersole, who said I should look into how page residency can help you determine proper buffer pool size.
Four Strategies That Every DB2 z/OS DBA (or any DBA) Should Know
(Lockwood Lyon) Here are the “best of the best” strategies that define a successful and competent database administrator (DBA). While I present these in the context of DB2 on z/OS, I strongly believe that they are applicable across all hardware platforms and database management systems.
Diving into ASP.NET MVC 3 Model Metadata Providers
(Raj Aththanayake) Storing metadata about your model is a great feature that ASP.NET MVC 2 introduced. These metadata are described by the DataAnnotation attributes which is built into .NET Framework. Metadata also enable a great way to specify Validation attributes, so the MVC Validation system can
Upgrading to MS SQL Server 2008
(wubayou) If you have been hesitating to make the jump of upgrading to MS SQL Server 2008, you may change your mind after reading this. It’s an explanation of a tutorial on different ways you can upgrade to SQL Server 2008.
Extending Window To Create A Dynamic Scope Chain For Method Execution In JavaScript
(Ben Nadel) Last week, I talked about using JavaScript’s With keyword in order to create a dynamic scope chain that would form the context of a given function’s execution. As a follow-up to that post, I wanted to try and accomplish the same kind of thing without having to rely on the With keyword.