(Mahesh Chand) XAML is a new descriptive programming language developed by Microsoft to write user interfaces for next generation managed applications. This article is a basic introduction to XAML.
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Use Oracle 10g’s DBMS_SCHEDULER to control batch job resources
(Bob Watkins) Oracle 10g introduced a replacement for the venerable DBMS_JOB package. DBMS_SCHEDULER has many benefits over DBMS_JOB, such as easier specification of start and interval times, and the ability to schedule operating system executables as well as PL/SQL. One of the best new features in
Mini-Tip #9: No Data Found: Bug or Feature?
(Lewis Cunningham) What happens if you have a query with a user defined function in your select list that gets a NO_DATA_FOUND exception? Let’s try it. First we’ll create a simple function that will give us various results:
Database corruption occurs after you run the ‘alter table’ Transact-SQL command to change a column from not null to null in Microsoft SQL Server 2000
After you run the alter table Transact-SQL command to change a column that is not null to null, you receive incorrect results. This problem occurs if the column is a clustered index key in Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
Cut development time with SQL Server 2005’s synonyms
(Tim Chapman) A synonym is a new object to SQL Server 2005. It is a way to give an alias to an already existing object. For example, if you have a table named SalesHistoryFromArchiveFiscalBusinessYear2005, you could create a synonym named Sales05 that points to that object.
Passing Values Between Forms
(Colin Mackay) Passing a value from a parent to a child class is hopefully one of the easiest techniques and is the one I’ll start with. The idea is simple. The parent class needs to pass some value to the child class. In this example, I have set up a simple parent form with a TextBox control where
Documenting .NET Framework Source Code with XML Comments
(Brett Burridge) Many programming languages have well defined standards for documenting source code. These standards are useful in that they allow developers to add comments to code in a uniform format. Furthermore, it is possible to use tools to extract the documentation from an entire application’
Manipulating String Literals with Interpreter Classes in PHP 5
(Alejandro Gervasio) Among the huge variety of design patterns that can be easily implemented in PHP 5, the interpreter is one that might be particularly interesting to you. It allows you to build effortlessly the so-called parser layers. Welcome to the second installment of the series that began wi
Administration and Optimization: SQL Server Profiler for Analysis Services Queries
(William Pearson) One of the tools that help us to see some of the “action behind the scenes” of Analysis Server is familiar to those of us who have worked with the Database Engine / RDBMS side of MSSQL Server. SQL Server Profiler, a graphical tool that allows system administrators to monitor events
Packaging EJB 3 Applications
(Debu Panda, Reza Rahman and Derek Lane) The real success of Java EE applications lies in assembly and deployment, as this is the key to delivering on Java’s promise of write once, run anywhere (WORA). If you fail to fully grasp this step, your application may not realize this level of portability.