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Determine When DB2 Table Statistics Were Generated By DB2 runstat
(ahk2chan) syscat.tables view let you look at DB2 table specific information. One piece of the information is when is the last time DB2 statistics were generated for a particular table, and the field is STATS_TIME. This field will be updated once DB2 runstat command is executed.
Removing the Barriers to Software as a Service with DB2 Express-C
(Justin Whitney) As acronyms go, the ASP (Application Service Provider) has been dying a slow death. But as a distribution model, its ashes have given birth to a more robust concept based on rich interactivity and a more easily updateable codebase: Software as a Service, or SaaS.
Microsoft’s Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts for August 2007
Seven new webcasts are scheduled for August, covering such topics as “Visualizing SQL and SQL Server Analysis Services Data in Visio 2007”, “Data Programmability and SQL Server 2008” 2005 and more.
DB2 Viper 2 compatibility features
(Serge Rielau) Porting an application with CONNECT BY, NVL, or other vendor specific SQL to DB2? Do not despair. DB2 Viper 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows understands. This article describes syntax and semantics added to DB2 to speak that other tongue.
AJAX apps suffer from misinformation
(Tom Olzak) AJAX is providing developers with a huge opportunity to create dynamic and intuitive Web applications. However, it also brings with it a host of vulnerabilities caused by programming mistakes or oversights.
Ask Ben: Parsing Microsoft Word XML Into A Useful ColdFusion XML Document
Hey, do you know any way to Parse word XML data? I am trying to extract name, address, job info, etc., from a resume that was converted to XML. My first response to this person was basically “Hell No”. Dealing with Microsoft Word in any way, from an XML point of view, is basically a sure fire way
Developing Web Services Using PHP
(Deepak Vohra) A web service consists of a server to serve requests to the web service and a client to invoke methods on the web service. The PHP class library provides the SOAP extension to develop SOAP servers and clients and the XML-RPC extension to create XML-RPC servers and clients. Before I de
Working with Parameters with Crystal Reports and ASP.NET 2.0
(Jagadish Chaterjee) This is the second article in a series that covers programming with Crystal Reports with ASP.NET 2.0. In this article, we will focus on working with parameters using Crystal Reports and passing the parameter values from an ASP.NET 2.0 web site.
Getting the Most Out of Windows Forms Data Binding
(Jon Kruger) Data binding is a great way to work with data and UI controls, but there is a lot more to it than just setting the DataSource property of a grid. The .NET Framework provides interfaces and components that will let the framework do most of the work for you — as long as you set it up righ