(Simon Sabin) So you want to use the SqlGeometry and SqlGeogrpahy collections in .Net. I found the lack of friendly collection based properties and methods suprising, i.e. no iterators, no collections which you can add to.
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Accessing WMI Information Using SMO
(Allen White) While doing some research on SMO I found a couple of very handy features of the WMI accessibility features of SMO. I’m playing with PowerShell because it’s easy to browse the SMO objects in that environment, but here are a couple of tips I found useful.
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DTDs and Markup Languages
(Jennifer Kyrnin) When you write HTML with some editors, you’ll notice that there is this strange line written across the top. While you may not know what it is, it still serves a purpose, and with XML that line of code is required to wri
XHtmlTree – Tree control with support for HTML, XML, Smart Checkboxes, and Drag & Drop
(Hans Dietrich) Everyone is familiar with tree controls: every time you open Windows Explorer, you see file system hierarchy as a tree. Another kind of tree is used by some programs, such as installers, to allow you to select options to install. When all options of a particular subtree are selected,
REST, SOAP, WS-* and SOA: Oh My!
(Mark Little) I’ve been involved with the Web Services versus REST debate in one way or another for the best part of 8 years now. Having also been involved with various standards activities in the area for just as long and also having developed applications using both approaches, it’s with some leve
DB2_CAPTURE_LOCKTIMEOUT
(Martin Hubel) In the past when a lock time occurred, there was no easy way to diagnose it. Now, in DB2 9.5 and DB2 9.1 FP4 there is a new registry variable called DB2_CAPTURE_LOCKTIMEOUT to capture detailed lock timeout information.
PHP vs. BIGINT vs. float conversion caveat
(shodan) Sometimes you need to work with big numbers in PHP (gulp). For example, sometimes 32-bit identifiers are not enough and you have to use BIGINT 64-bit ids; e.g. if you are encoding additional information like the server ID into high bits of the ID.