(Scott Lysle) This article describes an approach to displaying transparent forms in a Windows application. Such may be useful to anyone wishing to display an odd shaped form for a splash screen or possibly a tool dialog with a transparent background.
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Extending the Oracle BPEL Error Hospital with custom Java Actions
(Sjoerd Michels) With patch set 10.1.3.3 of its SOA Suite Oracle introduced standard fault handling functionality for BPEL. This Error Hospital framework allows the definition of policies for handling runtime exceptions, like Remote Faults and Binding Faults, that may occur on invoke activities in B
Compression of XML in DB2 9.5
(Chris Eaton) In my last entry I posted about the new Automatic Compression capability in DB2 9.5. In this posting I wanted to talk about inline XML as well as compression for XML.
Using the ASP.NET 2.0 ListBox Control
(Michael Youssef) The ListBox is a powerful, yet easy to work with, control. In this article we are going to take a look at the ListBox control and learn how to use it.
11g New Features – Datapump and SQL PLus
(Peter McLarty) Ok back to it, I have had a busy few weeks ending my time with the current project and working with the boss to find some new work, still need to buy those Christmas presents yet.
Language Feature Highlight: Extension Methods
(Mark Strawmyer) Learn to highlight the extension methods language feature that has been added to the C# 3.0 and Visual Basic 9.0 languages. You’ll touch on what they are, the syntax behind them, and why they are relevant.
Hacking to make ALTER TABLE online for certain changes
(Aurimas) Suppose you want to remove auto_increment from 100G table. No matter if it’s InnoDB or MyISAM, you’d usually ALTER TABLE `huge_table` CHANGE `id` `id` int(6) NOT NULL and then wait hours for table rebuild to complete. If you’re unlucky i.e. you have a lot of indexes and not too much RAM –
Securing Data in .NET
(Murat Firat) Cryptology is a field that deals with providing security and privacy. This field includes many cryptosystems each one consisting of a set of algorithms that aims to provide data security. Nowadays, cryptosystems are widely used in any area of digital technology. Digital signatures, ele
Manipulate SOAP headers in WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus and WebSphere Process Server V6.0.2
(Amanda Watkinson and Chris Tomkins) This article begins with some background information on the purpose of SOAP headers and the different types available. Then it explains how SOAP headers are represented in IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus as part of the service message object (SMO). After exp
Partitioning a SQL Server Database Table
(Mike Chapple) Looking to optimize the performance of your SQL Server database? If your database contains very large tables, you may benefit from partitioning those tables onto separate filegroups. This technology, introduced in SQL Server 2005, allows you to spread data onto different physical disk