(Irina Medvinskaya) This tip shows how the Date object provides for simple manipulation, which allows you to add and subtract date/time values in VB.NET.
Other News
OSC: Optimization made easy… (well, at least easier!!!)
(Willie Favero) I started a discussion about OSC, or Optimization Service Center for DB2 for z/OS, in a post I made a few days ago. (See my prior post titled “Optimization Service Center for DB2 for z/OS” on April 5, 2007.) Some information in that post has been “clarified” for me by some friends
Drawing Graphics Shapes in XAML
(Mahesh Chand) This article is an introduction to drawing in XAML and Avalon model. In this article, I will talk about various graphics objects including lines, rectangles, ellipses, and paths and how to draw them using XAML.
Tip: Paging Atom: Create a multi-section Atom collection or feed
(Nicholas Chase) As feeds move beyond merely announcing new content on somebody’s blog and into organizing data, you can easily find situations where you don’t want your feed to include all of the available data. This tip shows you how to create an Atom feed that lets users page through it using “ne
Replication Integrity and Automatic Master Promotion
(Kevin Burton) We’ve been working on automatic master promotion for MySQL using lbpool and I’m reminded of a few ideas we had after reading about MMM.
SQL SERVER 2005 Disable Triggers – Drop Triggers
(Pinal Dave) There are two ways to prevent trigger from firing.
Ipedo: Unifies XML, SQL for XQuery
(Vance McCarthy) Earlier this year, Ipedo launched a major enhancement to its XQuery Views capability in Ipedo XIP to provide corporations deeper insight into their corporate data and content held in Oracle, IBM and Microsoft data stores.
The Clustering Factor (Sample Chapter)
(Jonathan Lewis) In the previous chapter, I warned you that the clustering_factor was an important factor in the cost of using a B-tree index for a range scan and could easily be the biggest cause of errors in the calculation of cost. It’s time to find out why things can go wrong. (pdf)
Oracle to Announce ‘Project X’ Integration Framework
(Renee Boucher Ferguson) Oracle is developing a new service-oriented architecture strategy that could overtake the momentum around its Fusion Applications initiative, according to sources close to the company.
Oracle to update JD Edwards World at Collaborate ’07
(Mark Brunelli) Oracle is set to release JD Edwards World A9.1 — the newest version of its full-service ERP suite for IBM iSeries — at Collaborate ’07 Oracle users conference in Las Vegas. (R)