(Scott Mitchell) In Part 2 of this article series we looked at how to access relational database data using the AccessDataSource and SqlDataSource controls. However, in Part 2 we only looked at how to retrieve all of the records from a table, view, stored procedure, or ad-hoc SQL query. Often, we on
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Enforcing Object Types in PHP: Using the Type Hinting Feature in PHP 5
(Alejandro Gervasio) Here we are again. Welcome to the last tutorial of the series “Enforcing object types in PHP.” As this article’s title suggests, this series introduces the basics of object type enforcement in PHP, covering some of the most common methods for checking types of objects in both PH
Maximize your development time with the CodeSmith code generation tool
(Tony Patton) Design patterns provide a standard approach to attacking common programming problems; however, developers often find themselves typing the same code over and over again. Code generation addresses this issue by providing the skeleton code necessary to get started. It can speed up develo
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(Paul C. Zikopoulos) Data is the DNA of your business. It’s the stuff of which business projections are made, and it affects how decisions flow from those projections. It also informs the way the businesses measure their results. Although the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles don’t yet sugges
Standards-based Fusion
(Marta Bright) It wasn’t so long ago that the introduction of hot-pluggable hardware made it possible to add and remove devices from a running desktop computer—adjusting capabilities on the fly. Soon hot-pluggable server and network hardware brought power and flexibility to the enterprise, and datab
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Stephen Londergan is an old hand at writing “…For Dummies” books. IBM Workplace Services Express For Dummies is his tenth title, including volumes for all Lotus Notes releases.
NULL in Oracle
(René Nyffenegger) A way to view NULLs: NULL is defined as being not-equal to everything else, including another NULL.
High Availability Using Transparent Application Failover On Oracle Real Application Clusters
(Murali Vallath) 94% availability of a football player indicates that the player has missed one game of a season. However, 99.97% availability of a system indicates a downtime of 2.5 hours in a year. Today’s business requirements are to meet 99.99% or 99.999% availability, which indicates .5 hours
Setting up an Index Maintenance Regime for Oracle Text
(Roger Ford) This paper looks at the process of maintaining an Oracle Text index, and explores the options available to DBAs to maintain these indexes.
Object Serialization
(Anthony Hart) The technique to which I refer is called “Object Serialization”. Object Serialization is a process through which an object’s state is transformed into some serial data format, such as XML or a binary format, in order to be stored for some later use. In other words, the object is “dehy