(Sanjit Sil) The DataSet class in .NET plays a major role by providing a disconnected data access model. There are situations when we might not require a database to store data. Rather, we may store the data in an XML file. Microsoft .NET provides support for designing such applications with the
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Alternatives to LAMP
(David Chisnall) Most Free Software users are familiar with the Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP stack—the LAMP configuration—a widely deployed set of software used for a large number of Internet and intranet applications. Although the LAMP configuration is the most frequently used, it’s not always the best t
XML Output Coming to RPG IV
(Robert Cozzi, Jr.) In the current release of OS/400 (V5R4 as of this writing), IBM introduced XML parsing (reading XML data) in RPG IV. But it’s up to the RPG programmer to create XML. However, there are rumors that IBM may introduce XML creation in RPG IV with the next release of the operating
The evolution of Web Services and .NET 2.0
(John Charles) Web services standardization started with the submission of the SOAP 1.1 specification to the W3C. Later, SOAP with Attachments, and WSDL were submitted to W3C. The adoption and use of the Web services specifications (SOAP and WSDL) have grown for the addition of extended specificatio
Web services with JAXB
(William Brogden) The idea that there should be a way to turn a Java object into an XML representation and back again to an object has been pursued by a number of people. As a result of all this developer activity many different approaches exist. (R)
Oracle OpenWorld 2006 Overview
Oracle OpenWorld 2006 is the world’s largest event dedicated to helping enterprises understand and harness the power of information. Connect with the people, products, and trends at the forefront of business and information technology in San Francisco. (R)
Wire Up Data-Driven Web Apps with an ASP.NET 2.0 DataSource Control
(Mark Strawmyer) DataSource controls provide declarative data binding, or put more simply, data binding without requiring you to write code. They represent back end data stores and replace the code that queries data sources and binds the results to controls with tags. As such, they have no re
Learning to Query in Oracle XE
(Jayaram Krishnaswamy) Querying the database is one of the most common tasks that you may have to carry out routinely. This tutorial shows you the options for running SQL queries and how to run the queries against the database in the Oracle Express Edition, Oracle XE for short.
Grand Unification – Table Partitioning, Database Partitioning and Multi Dimensional Clustering
(Chris Eaton) In a previous posting someone asked if you could use Table Partitioning with Database Partitioning (DPF). The short answer is Yes, but I thought it was worth doing a full posting on the subject. Actually I’m going to be given a presentation at IDUG Europe in October on this exact subje
Introduction to Basic SQL, Part 2 – Joins
(Lewis R Cunningham) This is an article I wrote last year for Suite101.com. I’m no longer posting there so I decided to post this and the next entry (part 3) here. That way all of the starter stuff I’ve done is all in one place. You can read Learn Oracle – What is Oracle? and an Introduction to SQL,