(saifi hasan) In one of my web projects, the requirement was such that the pager should have numeric paging as well as links for previous, next, first, and last pages. The DataGrid did not directly support this type of layout; that’s why I have developed my custom DataGrid that can be used throughou
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InfoPath and SQL Server 2005: Intro
(Alex Weinstein) SQL Server 2005, also known as Yukon, comes with greatly improved XML support. Just look at it: native XML columns – store XML blobs in your records, along with other data types. These XML columns can be typed or untyped; typed here refers to XSD typing, which provides backend data
Windows Vista is here! What does this mean for DB2 users?
(Leon Katsnelson) Today at midnight (who buys their OS at midnight anyway?) Microsoft finally released Windows Vista in the retail channel. Vista has been available to volume licensees in large corporations and to developers via MSDN subscription since November 30. Today it is available to the masse
Hello World, Part 7b: DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
(Claire Hong and Renata Kupresak) Welcome to the second half of the seventh tutorial in the “Hello, World!” series, which provides high-level overviews of various IBM software products. This tutorial is the second part of the introduction to DB2 on Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows platforms. (You
XForms as an RSS reader/editor
(Nicholas Chase) RSS, Atom, and other syndication strategies involve making XML data available for download. XForms, which is designed to view and edit XML, is the perfect environment for an XML editor and reader. This article explains how to create an XML reader and editor using XForms.
Replicated stored procedure options with SQL Server 2005
(Jeremy Kadlec) Replicating stored procedures between databases can be a straightforward task if the right processes and technologies are available in SQL Server. These would include the native replication features or log shipping. Without them, you can still use manual processes to achieve the same
SQL Server 2000 unit testing framework
(Duncan Edwards Jones) The database unit testing project is a quick and dirty framework to support unit testing of SQL database objects (tables,stored procedures etc.). You define a unit test in terms of one or more T-SQL commands to execute and then have nought or more validations performed on the
Build an ASP.NET 2.0 Web Site Navigation System Part 1
(Mike McIntyre) This is part one of a three part article that demonstrates how to build an ASP.NET navigation system. In part one, web pages are 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
Use MySQL GUI tools remotely and securely
(Vincent Danen) MySQL is a database that is synonymous with ease-of-use, and most database-driven Web applications use it as their database of choice. Because of this, MySQL is used on many Web servers. While the MySQL command line tool is useful, unless you know all the ins and outs of SQL syntax,
Accessorize Oracle Database with Ruby
(Dustin Marx) Dynamic scripting languages are enjoying a surge in popularity, because they provide powerful features and enable rapid development. Recent interest in the Ruby on Rails framework has brought Ruby into the forefront for the software development community. However, Ruby can be used for