(Michael Kay) This paper describes the main techniques used by the Saxon XSLT and XQuery processor (http://saxon.sf.net/) to optimize the execution of XSLT stylesheets and XPath expressions, and reviews some additional XSLT and XPath optimization techniques that are not (yet) used in Saxon.
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An overview of DB2 .NET XML tool offerings in DB2 Version 9.5
(Ajay Aggrwal) IBM Database tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 introduces a new set of Web service-oriented features that expose the latest DB2 pureXML functionality. The new release provides the means for a dramatic increase in developer productivity. The new IBM Database Add-ins for Visual Stu
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(Willie Favero) DB2 9 for z/OS went generally available (GA) on March 16, 2007; that’s over 8 months ago. Have you started to make plans to upgrade yet? You haven’t? Why not? Do you have any idea how much functionality you are missing out on. Sure, DB2 Version 8 may be one of the more significant DB
Drawing with Direct3D, Part 1: Getting Started
(Rod Stephens) Direct3D is Microsoft’s high-performance, three-dimensional graphics library. Using Direct3D, you can build amazing scenes containing hundreds or even thousands of three-dimensional shapes, three-dimensional charts and graphs, surfaces that change in real time, and even arcade-style a
The use of namespaces within XMLTable or the table(xmlsequence(extract()) constuct
(Marco Gralike) Or in other words how to use namespace based on the “new” method (Oracle 10.2 and above) or the method that can be used on older versions (and newer of course). This post is just a reminder, because this is always a hassle (and I never can remember when I need to).
Automatic Storage Management
(Arup Nanda) When Automatic Storage Management (ASM) was introduced with Oracle Database 10g, it somewhat blurred the line between DBAs and sysadmins in terms of their storage allocation functions. The ASM instances are managed by DBAs, just like the regular DBA jobs that require connection as SYSDB
Decision Tables and Your Database
(Jonathan) So I have been talking to a lot of people about my idea for a business rules engine in the database and many of my friends have given really good feedback. Not all of it was good feedback, but it allowed me to re-evaluate and focus my idea on what exactly I want to achieve using this idea
Oracle BI EE 10.1.3.3/2 – Merging Repositories
(Venkatakrishnan J) One of the features of BI EE is that one can merge repositories.So if you have 2 repositories each having its own set of Physical, BM and Presentation layers then you can use the Merge option to merge both of them into a single repository. Before going ahead, lets try to understa
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition – Part 11 – ClickOnce Deployment and Maintenance Options
(Marcin Policht) In the most recent installments of our series dedicated to SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, we have discussed the User Instance mechanism, presenting its unique characteristics and providing examples demonstrating its behavior. We have also described the role of Visual Basic 2005 Ex