(Scott Lysle) This article describes an approach to validating text box entries against a regular expression. The approach described relies on a custom control built to extend the regular text box control. The custom text box control contains a property used to hold a regular expression as well as a
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Managing content in a rich media world
(Dan Goodin) For years, directors at the Dallas Museum of Art faced a daunting problem that threatened to stifle the growth of the century-old organisation. The prolific use of computer-generated content was requiring them to store ever more videos, audio clips, and digital images relating to the mu
Example of using the ADF Faces ChooseColor component with a SelectInputColor for picking a color
(Lucas Jellema) One of the components in the ADF Faces library you may not make use of on a daily base is the . In this article, I will give you an example of how to apply this component – as it is slightly more complex than you may expect at first glance (or at least than I expected at […]
SQL to View Registry Variables
(Chris Eaton) In DB2, registry variables can be used to modify the behavior of the data server. Registry variables are set and viewed using the db2set command. There are a number of registry variables and they are described in the Information Center.
Getting real life query speeds with MySQL
(Peter Zaitsev) To check for query performance improvements followed indexing/query changes or MySQL configuration changes our customers often decide to run the query and see if there is any significant improvement.
Oracle Applications Password Decryption
Most Oracle Applications 11i implementations are vulnerable to a significant security weakness in the encryption of passwords within the application where an insider may be able to circumvent all application controls by accessing any application account or obtain the APPS database account password.
Specializing xi:include
(Eliot Kimber) I’ve posted before about how useful it is to specialize the XInclude include element–it makes authoring easier, it lets you define constraints on what can be referenced, etc.
Dealing with Attributes and Elements in XPath with XSLT using ASP.NET 2.0
(Jagadish Chaterjee) This is the second article in a series focusing on XPath with XSLT using ASP.NET 2.0. The first article in this series focused on working elements. In this article, I will be focusing on working with attributes, attributes together with elements and searching for elements at var
Apache Geronimo and the Spring Framework, Part 5: Spring MVC
(Arun Chhatpar) Spring Model-View-Controller (MVC) is the most widely used module in the Spring Framework. It’s based on a clean design and provides many classes you can use right out of the box. In this tutorial, the fifth installment of a six-part series, you’ll get a detailed introduction to Spri
Capture the reporting benefits of database snapshots in SQL Server 2005
(Tim Chapman) Database snapshots are yet another great new feature in SQL Server 2005. A database snapshot is a read-only copy of a database that reflects all database data up to the point in time for which the snapshot is taken.