(Kellen F. Bombardier) This article assumes the use of an RPM-based 32-bit Linux system. The steps provided have been completed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and SUSE Linux 9. However, the overall ideas can be conveyed across any Linux distribution.
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(Robert Catterall) Sometime in the mid-1990s, I was on an airplane still parked at the gate at DFW International Airport, when the person sitting next to me initiated a conversation by asking what I did for a living. I explained that I was part of IBM’s mainframe DB2 national technical support organ
Using SQL Server’s XML Support (Sample Chapter)
(Ken Henderson) As we saw in the earlier discussions of updategrams and OPENXML, inserting XML data into a SQL Server database is relatively easy. However, both of these methods of loading data have one serious drawback: They’re not suitable for loading large amounts of data. In the same way that us
Using XML To Send Multiple Rows At Once Into A Stored Procedure
(Travis Laborde) From time to time, people ask the question “How can I insert many records at once into SQL Server?” The purpose of this quick article is to describe that process in very basic details. I’ll give a very simple example, so that you can then take it from there.
Oracle/PLSQL: Substr Function
In Oracle/PLSQL, the substr functions allows you to extract a substring from a string.
The Underground PHP and Oracle Manual
(Christopher Jones and Alison Holloway) This book shows how to use the PHP scripting language with the Oracle database. It covers installation of both Oracle and PHP, and shows how to use them together efficiently. (pdf)
Setting limits to slave numbers in MySQL 5.0
(Mike Hillyer) How many slaves can be set with MySQL 5.0? We plan to set a configuration with a single master on many boxes serving as slaves, but we have to know tha maximum number of slaves that can be set to avoiding troubles on the master side. (R)
Threading Proof of Concept Code Snippet Using .NET 2.0
(Steve Schofield) This code sample shows how to start multiple threads to enhance performance. I was looking for a way to increase performance of a console application that records information to a database. The code sample listed below has a couple of techniques. The first starts many threads and
Introducing SimpleXML in PHP 5
(Alejandro Gervasio) In the first article of a three-part series, you will learn the basics of using the “simplexml” extension that comes with PHP 5. This library is primarily focused on parsing simple XML files, and can save you a lot of work.
Mastering Enterprise BI: Working with Measure Groups
(William Pearson) The advent of MSSQL Server Analysis Services 2005 witnessed the introduction of many new concepts within a dramatically more sophisticated design environment. Measure Groups represent one of myriad enhancements that we encounter early in exploring and implementing Analysis Services