(Sandra Henry-Stocker) I often find myself needing to verify whether an Oracle database is working. Sometimes a process running on one server extracts data from a database on another server and, if the process fails, testing the connection to the database is a good starting point from which to deter
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MSXML, continued
(Jim Keogh and Ken Davidson) The InsertFirst() method is called when the user decides to place information about the new CD at the beginning of the XML document.
SQL Server Query Design
(Buck Woody) The basics of programming against databases requires a firm understanding of the language used to create objects such as tables and views, read data, update data and remove data and objects. You might see these commands referred to as CRUD—for CREATE, READ, UPDATE, and DELETE.
Microsoft BizTalk to WebSphere Business Intergration Server Express Migration
(Boaz Carmeli and Yardena Peres) The purpose of this IBM Redbook is to help the reader understand what is involved in migrating a BizTalk application into the WebSphere Business Integration (WBIS) environment. It deals specifically with migrating a BizTalk 2002 application into the WebSphere Busines
DB2 Viper Overview
Viper is the code-name for a new version of DB2 due out this summer that introduces numerous innovations to help organizations realize the business value of information. These innovations include the industry’s first hybrid data server – serving data from both pure relational and pure XML structures
Caching in ASP.NET
(Joydip Kanjilal) Caching is a feature of ASP.NET that improves the performance of web applications by minimizing the usage of server resources to a great extent. This article discusses Caching, its types and contains some lucid code examples to illustrate On- Demand Data Caching.
Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 GridView Control – Part 2
(Ziran Sun) In the first part of this article, I gave a brief introduction to one of the new data-bound controls introduced in the .NET Framework version 2.0 — the GridView. In this part, I’ll continue examining this versatile control and introduce you to some of its more powerful capabilities.
SQL Server Stored Procedures
(Chris Kemp) SQL Server Stored Procedures are SQL statements saved in a database as an object. They can be called interactively through the Query Analyzer, and by other stored procedures.
Using a SectionHandler for Painless BizTalk 2004 Configuration
(Jeffrey Juday) As a busy BizTalk 2004 developer, your product’s configuration settings are often your last considerations as you complete development. Yet, thoughtful, organized, self-documenting configuration settings are one of the “little things” that keep you in good graces with a product’s adm
Is AJAX the new Web?
(James Hayes) The underlying technologies behind most Web applications (such as HTML) are pretty simple and straightforward to use. This simplicity, however, comes with a certain cost. Classic HTML pages don’t maintain a connection with the Web Server (stateless) and it is therefore difficult for We