(Jim Czuprynski) In the previous article, I demonstrated how Oracle 10gR1’s new transportable tablespace features make it simple to “plug in” a single tablespace into another database, even when that tablespace is on a different platform and operating system. I also showed that with a few simple com
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Adding Methods to the Query Processor in PHP
(Alejandro Gervasio) Over this second article in a series covering network programming in PHP, you will learn how to run popular Windows network monitoring utilities, such as the “ping,” “netstat” and “ipconfig” programs, by adding some new methods to the “QueryProcessor” class introduced in the pre
Creating a simple Error Logging Class
(Abey George) System.Diagnostics namespace provides with different classes which helps you to interact with System processes, Event logs, Performance counters, debug etc. Here we use System.Diagnostic.EventLog class to write the event log. EventLog class helps us to access the list of events that ar
Open Source: Where Is It Now and Where Is It Going?
(Max Hetrick) Whether you realize it or not, you’ve been exposed to some form of open-source software in your travels. With the popularity of vendors embedding open-source solutions into everything from cellular phones and routers to Web applications and full-blown software installations for running
Temporary Tablespace Usage
(Aron Tunzi) This script reports temporary tablespace usage. (This script was created for Oracle9i Database.)
Know your DML: The new OUTPUT feature in SQL Server 2005
(Tim Chapman) The ability to immediately access data changes without requiring additional reads from the database can enhance application throughput. When data modification statements are executed in SQL Server 2005, you can capture the data that has been modified and store it for use in subsequent
Security in the CLR World Inside SQL Server
(Don Kiely) One of the major benefits of writing .NET code to run in the Common Language Runtime (CLR) hosted in any environment is code access security (CAS).
Using SOAP Headers with ASP.NET 2.0 Web Services
(Thiru Thangarathinam) When you communicate with a Web service using SOAP, the SOAP message that is sent to the Web service follows a standard format. The XML document inside the SOAP message is structured into two main parts: the optional headers and the mandatory body. The Body element comprises t
More on Testing and Debugging an ASP.NET 2.0 Application
(Joel Murach and Anne Boehm) As you test an ASP.NET application, you may encounter runtime errors that prevent an application from executing. When that happens, an exception is thrown. In many cases, the application anticipates these exceptions and provides code to catch them and process them approp
Birds of a Feather
(Vincent McBurney) The next release of IBM’s WebSphere Information Server (code-named Hawk) unites the products formerly known as Ascential into a unified offering with a common metadata store.