(Colin Beckingham) In this article, explore how XML lends structure to the storage of data relating to a résumé. Using elements from the HR-XML and Open Applications Group Integration Specification (OAGIS) projects, build data and stylesheet files to generate an example résumé as a PDF file using Ap
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XML Namespace Issue in Azure Diagnostics Event Log Entries
(Walter Myers III) I recently had a customer migrating an application to Azure whose policy is to send well-formed XML with detailed error information to the event log whenever errors are detected in their applications.
XPath and XSLT Functions
(kolliparachandra) XPath defines 27 functions that may be called in expressions, including predicates. XSLT adds 9 functions to the XPath mix.
Work with Time (TimeSpan) Data type in SSRS
(Chintak Chhapia) Time data type is newly added in SQL 2008, which allows us to store only time portion without storing date. Many of us have started using the time data type in designing system.
SQL SERVER – 2011 – Introduction to SEQUENCE – Simple Example of SEQUENCE
(Pinalkumar Dave) SQL Server 2011 will contain one of the very interesting feature called SEQUENCE. I have waited for this feature for really long time. I am glad it is here finally. SEQUENCE allows you to define a single point of repository where SQL Server will maintain in memory counter.
Configuring Missing Contribution Folders for Oracle UCM 11g and WebCenter 11g PS3
(Andrejus Baranovskis) After installation of Oracle UCM 11g (Enterprise Content Management Suite 11g), you will see that there are no UCM Contribution Folders by default (folder structure is missing).
Oracle DBMS SCHEDULER Part 1 – The Basics
(Lewis Cunningham) DBMS_SCHEDULER is Oracle’s full featured scheduling solution that runs inside the database. Think of it as a complete replacement for DBMS_JOB (which I do still use occasionally but am using less and less over time).
Histograms and Bind Variables, But Why?
(Charles Hooper) In a recent OTN thread a person asked a couple of good questions about why histograms and the use of bind variables sometimes cause problems. The questions did not ask whether or not one should use histograms on the table columns where those columns often appear in WHERE clauses, w
Re-generating SQL Server Logins
(Claire Hsu) Microsoft SQL Server stores all login permissions in security catalog system tables. By querying the system tables, database administrators can produce a comprehensive report for login permission including original password, the server and database roles assigned, down to granular level
Sorting and Paging a Grid of Data in ASP.NET MVC
(Scott Mitchell) This article is the fifth installment in an ongoing series on displaying a grid of data in an ASP.NET MVC application. Previous articles in this series examined how to sort, page, and filter a grid of data, but none have looked at combining one or more of these features in a single