(Paul Tuohy) In Part 1 of this article, I discussed some of the main components of Web services. In this article, I will show you how you can use WDSC to generate a Web service, even if you have no knowledge of Java, XML, or WebSphere Application Server (WAS).
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RJS Templates: Adding Some Ajax Goodness to Rails
(Dominic Da Silva) Ruby on Rails is a powerful web application framework that provides numerous tools for creating web applications fast! It is a full-stack framework for developing database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Control pattern. Rails also provides Ajax support in the
CodeSnip: Uploading Multiple Files At Once
(Haissam Abdul Malak) I’m sure that you have seen a lot of examples about how to upload multiple files using multiple instances of the HtmlInputFile (ASP.NET 1.1) or the FileUpload control (ASP.NET 2.0). What I tried to do in this article is to provide a way to upload multiple files using one instan
How to assign Text and Values to Items in an Unbound List Based Control
(Scott Lysle) The purpose of this article is to discuss the construction of a couple of simple custom controls that extend both the Combobox and the Listbox controls to allow them to associate both a text and a value property with each item in the control’s list. Both controls will normally allow th
Will daylight savings time play an April 1st trick on you?
(Willie Favero) You put on the fixes and patches and you did all of the testing. March 11 came and went and you had minimal if no problems with the changed date for daylight savings time (DST). You know all about the potential problems moving the forward a few weeks and you were ready. Job complete,
Create powerful interfaces by combining ASP.NET 2.0 data controls
(Tony Patton) The past several columns have covered a selection of ASP.NET 2.0 data controls: GridView, DetailsView, and FormView. In this article, I combine the data controls to provide a drill down option for the GridView control, giving users a more detailed look at individual data rows.
Build a framework for problem determination triage
(Abdi Salahshour and Marcelo Perazolo) So how do you set up “triage” problem determination? This article describes aspects of event visualization for triage problem determination that use concepts of autonomic computing — such as Log and Trace Analyzer for Java Desktop (LTA-JD) — and symptoms to r
How to set a single table read-only in Oracle
(David) It is easy to set an entire TABLESPACE read-only in Oracle by using the following command: ALTER TABLESPACE tbs_name READ ONLY;
How to Use Variables, IF and CASE in Database Interactions with TransactSQL
(Jagadish Chaterjee) This is the second article in a series focused on programming with Transact-SQL. In this article, I shall cover a few of the tricks for using variables and finally touch on IF and CASE structures as part of Transact-SQL.
Creating a Node Tree Fragment in XSLT using Internet Explorer
(Mike DiRenzo) This article describes a means of using C# to create a node-tree-fragment in XSLT.