(Kiran Nair and Saji Kumar) This article provides you with an overview of the new character-based string functions in IBM DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. It first explains key concepts, such as character and byte semantics with respect to string data. Then it discusses why you need these functio
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Using Meta Tags with Master Pages in ASP.NET
(Jim Azar) The Master Pages introduced in ASP.NET 2.0 are a great feature, however, they don’t provide a good way to perform the most basic search engine optimization. If you want your web pages to be listed properly and ranked well in search engines, then you need to specify good titles and meta ta
Oracle and the semantic Web
(Elisa Gabbert) As a way of staking its leadership in the area, Oracle announced yesterday that over 100 commercial and open source applications are using its semantic Web technology. (R)
Oracle Secure Backup, Part 3: Conclusion
(Jim Czuprynski) With Oracle Secure Backup, Oracle now offers the capability to insure that all Recovery Manager (RMAN) backups are created and maintained in a secure fashion, all without the need for a potentially expensive and cumbersome media management layer (MML). This article – the final one i
Building Google gadgets, Part 2: Working with the user interface
(John Muchow) Part 2 of the Building Google gadgets series introduces the advanced features of gadgets, including creating a tabbed user interface, drag and drop, and MiniMessages, and gets you started creating your own. (R)
How to write MySQL conditional comments
(Xaprb) MySQL’s version-specific conditional comment syntax confused me for the longest time. Then I learned about printf formatting rules, and it all became clear. Read on if you don’t already know what I mean.
Render SQL*Plus output in HTML
(Bob Watkins) SQL*Plus has traditionally been thought of as a plain text SQL query tool. But since Oracle 8i, it has also had the capability to render its output using HTML.
How to get the today’s date in MDX
(Mosha Pasumansky) The question in the title of this post is a popular one. There are many scenarios, where it is desirable to navigate to the member of the Time hierarchy which corresponds to the current day, month or year. Sometimes, there is a desire to set the default member to be aligned with t
RESTful Web Services
(Jon Udell) RESTful Web Services, by Leonard Richardson and Sam Ruby, was published this month. I interviewed the authors yesterday for an upcoming ITConversations show, but I also want to spell out here why I think it’s such an important book.
ASP.NET Futures Release Showcases New Controls, Capabilities
(Chris Kanaracus) Microsoft announced ASP.NET Futures in May of 2007, a collection that includes early versions of new tools for ASP.NET and the Silverlight cross-platform browser plug-in.