(Darla Ferrara) Poly means multiple, so to create a polyline in SVG, you use simular code as a polygon. However, a polyline is multiple connecting lines. You can use the polyline tag to draw any shape, such as polygon, or make an open line that zig zags. Polylines alway are squared or straight. You
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SQL SERVER – Log File Growing for Model Database – model Database Log File Grew Too Big
(Pinal Dave) After reading my earlier article SQL SERVER – master Database Log File Grew Too Big, I received an email recently from another reader asking why does the log file of model database grow every day when he is not carrying out any operation in the model database.
Time Period Library for .NET
(Jani Giannoudis) When implementing some software for another project, I came across several requirements involving calculations with time periods. These calculations were an important part of the solution and had high demands in respect to correctness and accuracy of the results.
IBM Cognos Proven Practices: Scheduling a Metadata Backup in IBM Cognos Real-time Monitoring
(Jason Bernstein and Prakash Dewan) This article provides information on different ways to automatically backup/export metadata from an IBM Cognos Real-time Monitoring (or IBM Cognos Now!) server and how to schedule these backups.
Scheduled Processing in Windows – Multiple Machines
SelecTViews with Stephen Wynkoop Security policy gotchas, social media and data ownership questions, working with unstructured data…also on the show today, Couchbase with information about the merger plus the SQL Server tip of the day. Watch the Show Scheduled Processing in Windows – Multiple Machines When you have a single server handling all of your scheduled tasks it is easier […]
Oracle Options on Itanium
Back by Popular Demand – SSIS and SQL Replication Virtual Courses Taught by SQL Server MVP Eric Johnson, these virtual online courses provide you in-depth information for SQL Server Replication and SQL Server Integration Services. These 12 sessions are a clear value, at $169 for full SSWUG.ORG members and $199 for non-members. Registration ends March 31. Courses are available for […]
EXI makes for a smaller, faster XML
(David Rubinstein) XML isn’t sexy. The markup language has been a recommended standard for 12 years now, and does nothing but structure, store and transport data. But a new adaptation of the standard—the Efficient XML Interchange (EXI)—is bringing XML into sexy new places such as smart energy grids
Harness the Power of Chained Transformations in MapForce
(DaveMcG) MapForce 2011 introduced an exciting enhancement we like to call chained transformations. Chained transformations let you create complex mappings where the output of one mapping becomes the input to another. In other words, two or more components can be directly connected to a final target
Transforming XML with XSLT
This Example shows you how to Transform XML with the XSLT in a DOM document. JAXP (Java API for XML Processing) is an interface which provides parsing of xml documents.
Data distribution in MySQL Cluster
(Frazer Clement) MySQL Cluster distributes rows amongst the data nodes in a cluster, and also provides data replication. How does this work? What are the trade offs?