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How to Create dynamic XAML to display arbitrary XML
(Calvin Hsia) Here’s a sample of creating dynamic XAML to display arbitrary XML.
Partner TechTip: Coordinating System i Data with Windows or UNIX Data Is Not Easy
(Tom Huntington) Do you need to combine System i, UNIX, and Windows data all on one executive dashboard panel? Do you need to consolidate data from multiple databases in your network? Are you tired of being forced to transfer System i data from your DB2/400 database to a data warehouse so that it ca
Sorting XML documents using an XMLListCollection
(peterd) The following example shows how you can sort an XML document by converting it into an XMLListCollection and applying a sort. You can also easily reverse the current sort by calling the SortField object’s reverse() method and refreshing the XMLListCollection object.
Data Fingerprinting as a General Refresh Solution
(Tom Kallal) Refreshing data warehouses can be a challenge. Truncating and reloading tables is time-consuming and wastes I/O, but common incremental refresh techniques have their problems, too. Using date-time stamps to capture row changes, for example, can turn into a major software project and put
A Better MRU List – MruDictionary
(Jim Mischel) A simple linked list implementation of the MRU list is fine if you have few items that you’re not accessing often, but as you add more items you’ll soon be spending a lot of processor time searching the list sequentially for a particular key. For larger lists, you need a way to find an
Open source and open standards can equal profit
(Justin James) Open standards and open source are good concepts, particularly when they lay the groundwork for individual companies and programmers to base their work on. These “open” concepts get a bad reputation when people use them as a personal bully pulpit against a business rival. I believe th
Take Advantage of the Logging Block in Enterprise Library 3.0
(Thiru Thangarathinam) Most applications need to write log messages at different layers of the application for instrumentation, debugging, or monitoring purposes. Generally, developers write code to log these messages to an external store such as an event log, a database, an external flat file, or a
SOAP XML and its features
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is a protocol that can be used for accessing the Web pages. SOAP or Simple Object Access Protocol is an XML based Object invocation Protocol. SOAP was developed for distributed applications to communicate through HTTP and firewalls. SOAP is platform independent a
Create Web services for real-time scoring using DB2 Warehouse V9.5
(Peter Bendel and Steffen Lang) A major trend in business intelligence is to create actionable results and use them to drive operational business decisions in call center or back-office applications. The best way to take advantage of such results in the context of operational business processes is b