(Alf Pedersen) If you need moving the database to another location, the attach and detach functionality is indispensable. As many of you may or may not know, SQL Server is a database management system used to store data and objects needed to work with that data.
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Introduction to instrumentation
(sowgandini) The term instrumentation refers to an ability to monitor or measure the level of a product’s performance and to diagnose errors.
ADOdb: getting good support for IBM DB2, Cloudscape, and Apache Derby
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How To Handle AJAX Responses
(Kris Hadlock) There are many dimensions to the AJAX engine, each with its own importance. Once the engine does the work of sending the request and receiving the response, there are infinite ways to handle the response. The response is a crucial part of the process, as the user ultimately interacts
Implementing Hamlets
(Rene Pawlitzek) Hamlets provide an easily used and easily understood framework for developing Web-based applications. The framework not only supports, but also enforces, the complete separation of content and presentation. Its simple and elegant design does not hide the familiar underlying servlet
What’s in it for us 1.x developers in ASP.Net 2.0?
(george.p.alexander) In my last article, we had a look at three fundamental differences from the ground level on how ASP.Net 2.0 is markedly different from its predecessor. I thought I could cover a lot more differences, enhancements and new stuff than those three topics. Little did I notice that on
Oracle defends itself over security
(Munir Kotadia) Oracle has shrugged off criticisms of its recent security record, saying that one of the company’s biggest security concerns is that its customers are so used to being secure that they are not used to applying patches.
SQL Server 2005 Integration Services – Part 18
(Marcin Policht) In the previous two articles of our series dedicated to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services, we demonstrated versatility of the Script Component, which is capable of operating as either a Data Flow source or a transformation. In addition, it is also possible to have this component
Use IBM Cloudscape with WebSphere Application Server Community Edition
(Nell Gawor and Lin Sun) IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (Community Edition) includes Derby for its own use (see the sidebar for more information about the difference between Derby and IBM Cloudscape). Your Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications can also leverage
Convert Descriptive Flex Fields to Numbers
(Kamlesh Jethwa) Often, data in Oracle applications is stored in extended columns known as Descriptive Flex Field (DFF) columns. These are character columns which you can map to store any kind of information. On the front end, it is possible to apply validations like numeric, date, or character but