(eric2971) Recently, I ran across an issue where I needed to control the background color of the selected items in a Windows Forms ListBox control. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that not only was such a capability not present in the properties, but that the authors of the control seemed to g
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The Cool Factor: Modern developments stomp the mainframe-as-dinosaur myth for good
Set aside old notions of what a mainframe can and can’t do. DB2 Magazine columnist Robert Catterall explains what many companies already know: the mainframe is a great platform for the most modern IT initiatives, including those that use service-oriented architectures, XML, J2EE applications, and mo
How can I make an SQL INSERT faster?
(Willie Favero) Now there’s a question I’ve heard for years, maybe as long as I have been working with DB2. Probably one of the primary ways to add rows (data) to an already existing table, INSERT has long been a point of concern for many. It’s discussed in books, articles, and presentations and eve
Determine Case of Character
(Frank Zhou) This query can determine whether a special character is an upper case letter, lower case letter, or is not alphanumeric (NOT_ALPHANUMERIC).
Streaming with LINQ to XML – Part 2
In the first post in this series we gave some background to a problem the LINQ to XML design team has been working on for some time: how to easily yet efficiently work with very large XML documents. In today’s world, developers have a somewhat unpleasant choice between doing this efficiently with f
Creating and working with DB2 for z/OS stored procedures, Part 2: Alter DB2 for z/OS V9.1 stored procedures using IBM Database Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005
(Vasantha Jayakumar) Learn how to alter IBM DB2 for z/OS stored procedures using non-destructuve alteration techniques now available in the Procedure Designer, part of the IBM Database Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005. You can use the Procedure Designer to alter both external and native SQL procedures
Transform Java classes into Web services using Axis2 and JiBX, Part 2: Turn your XML into a fully functional Web service
(Tyler Anderson) XML is powerful in that it can be used to define just about anything. What’s more, it is the basis for an externally readable format for a majority of applications, most notably for the purposes of this series, Axis2 and JiBX. On top of that, as Web services become more and more ubi
XML Serialization in .NET Framework 2.0 : Part II
(Khaled Samir) In the previous article we have learnt how to use XML Serialization with .NET Framework Data Types. In this article we will learn how to make your class support XML Serialization.
Creating Important Aspects of Notification Services
(Bill Hamilton) In this final part of a three-part article, you will learn how to create a notification class, event provider, and much more.
Pop Rivett and the Case of the Rogue SPIDs
(Pop Rivett) Pop Rivett put down his violin, stretched back in his fireside chair, and stared severely at me. “My dear fellow, you know my methods. The mystery of the rogue SPIDs has been one of the more exacting tasks it has been my fortune to be given.