(Leon Katsnelson) DB2 Information Center is an invaluable resource for information on all things DB2. It is available on the web at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9/index.jsp (this is a URL for DB2 9 information center). Another option is to install it on your own machine or on som
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17 months and getting closer everyday… DB2 Version 7 EoS announcement
(Willie Favero) It’s official. As of today, Tuesday, February 6, 2007, the announcement has been made that DB2 Universal Database Server for OS/390 and z/OS Version 7® will go out of service on June 30, 2008. This is no longer a tentative date. This is a real date that isn’t going to move again. You
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Build an ASP.NET 2.0 Web Site Navigation System Part 2
(Mike McIntyre) This is part two of a three part article that demonstrates how to build an ASP.NET navigation system. In part one, web pages were added to a web site and then referenced in a ASP.NET 2.0 SiteMap file. In part two an ASP.NET 2.0 Menu control will be tied to the SiteMap file created in
Hash Warning SQL Profiler Event
(Steve Herbert) One of the less well-known warning events that is logged to SQL Profiler trace is the Hash Warning event. Hash Warning events are fired when a hash recursion or hash bailout has occurred during a hashing operation. Both of these situations are less than desirable, as they mean that
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