(Robyn Page and Phil Factor) Some of the frustration of learning XML is in not being able to see clearly an entire process. So many of the existing manuals concentrate on just one step in a chain and leave the reader saying ‘very technological. So what?’
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Sending Multiple emails using Mail Merge and SMTP using ASP.NET and C#
(Saurabh Vartak) This utility is used to send emails to multiple users by using the Mail Merge functionality and SMTP. The prerequisite for the same is that the DataGrid should be populated with the list of the desired recipient’s email addresses.
Tip: Apply profile links to microformats
(Uche Ogbuji) Microformats are a popular way to incorporate structured data into regular Web pages. Unfortunately, using microformats without some measure of control can lead to confusion and technical problems. Learn how formal profile declarations in your documents can improve the value of your mi
Let’s talk rebind and you DB2 V8 upgrade one more time: A rebind recap/summary
(Willie Favero) This discussion continually keeps popping up from time to time. Every month we have more and more folks moving to DB2 Version 8 which means we have people who had no interest in the subject of binding stuff last year suddenly needing the information this year. The really nice part of
Grid Computing
(Madhu Zode) Computers are now ubiquitous. Frequently, the power of these computers is underused, but rather than harnessing their unused capacity to carry out our business or leisure activities, we buy additional, more powerful machines. Many businesses require large amounts of computing power only
Overcoming the Barriers Around Using Custom Classes in ASP.NET
(Bill Xie) Compared to classic ASP, ASP.NET makes a big leap forward in bringing you the advantages of object-oriented programming. However, some aspects like the SQL and .NET data type mismatch, lack of useful common interfaces for all data types, data access, and data binding in Web forms seem to
Using a SQL Adapter in BizTalk Server 2004
(DEEPCHAND_KOSTA) This article is a how-to guide to using SQL Server adapters in BizTalk Server 2004. It’ll show how to configure the ports, messages, and orchestrations to use this BizTalk resource.
How to find matched rows between 2 tables based on required matching criteria in a SQL statement
(Frank Zhou) The following SQL pattern can be used to find matched rows between 2 tables based on required matching criteria in a SQL statement.
Session-level statspack
(Tanel Poder) Statspack is a useful tool for easily gathering and reporting some Oracle’s historical workload statistics. However it has its limitations and problems:
Archive strategies for OLTP servers, Part 3
(Xaprb) In the first two articles in this series, I discussed archiving basics, relationships and dependencies, and specific archiving techniques for online transaction processing (OLTP) database servers. This article covers how to move the data from the OLTP source to the archive destination, what