(Brian Mains) In this article, I’m going to look at the aspects of binding a custom collection to the GridView control. It isn’t as easy as binding a DataSet, DataTable, or DataView object, but is still possible. It is good to understand how the GridView works with custom objects because most enterp
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Delegates in Visual Basic .NET
(John Spano) In your Visual Basic .NET journey, you have more than likely encountered a well used, but little understood phenomenon, called a delegate. You use them everyday, but might not know it. In this article we will take a look at what a delegate is and how it will help you to develop better
Explore the Enterprise Library Exception Handling Block for .NET 2.0
(Thiru Thangarathinam) In an ideal world, all the code you write would always run without error. But the reality is that no matter how carefully you write your code, errors can and will occur. Therefore, it’s imperative to have an efficient, configurable exception handling framework capable of handl
DB2 label-based access control: A practical guide, Part 2: A step-by-step guide to protect sensitive data using LBAC
(Carmen K. Wong and Stan Musker) LBAC is a security feature introduced in the DB2 Viper release. With LBAC, administrators can control read and write access of user to a table column and row level. This tutorial includes use-case scenarios that demostrate how users can apply LBAC to protect their da
A Revolution in Database Technology – Oracle Database 10g Release 2
This white paper by Oracle discusses the Oracle Database 10g, Oracle’s largest, most innovative release ever. Product features and capabilities are discussed in detail. (R)
Five XHTML Elements You Didn’t Know But Were Afraid to Ask
(Adam Tibi) With experience, working with ASP.NET, I noticed some important XHTML tags that are rarely used by web developers, even the experienced ones, so I thought of writing this article to promote them.
Look up values in SQL Server using range joins
(Arthur Fuller) It’s a myth that joins are always tests of equality—they don’t have to be. There are uses for joins based on “less than or equal to” and “greater than or equal to”; I can even think of a case in which a “not equal to” join would be useful. The point is, there are lots of ways to […]
PostgreSQL vs. SQL Server: PostgreSQL is right for the Microsoft stack
(W. Jason Gilmore) Hasta la revolución! Any doubt about the growing influence of open source should be erased by Microsoft’s recent capitulations in the field. Even the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant is now making friends with open source software vendors like SugarCRM and getting involved,
Electronic Sig Firm Joins Oracle Network
(David Sims) Algorithmic Research, a vendor of electronic signatures and data security products, has announced that it has become a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork.
Oracle Platform Targets Identity Management
(John Fontana) Oracle has set in motion the second phase of its multiyear, three-prong plan to develop an integrated suite of identity management software using the piece parts it acquired over the last two years. The suite’s goal is to offer corporations everything from fine-tuned access control to