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Transforming Large XML Documents, An Alternative to XSLT
(Indroniel Deb Roy) With the evolution of XML, the XSL standard also became very popular for transforming XML data to XML, text, PDF, etc. However there are some limitations to the XSLT transformation. Today’s XSLT processors rely on holding input data in memory as a DOM tree while the transformatio
WebSphere Application Server for iSeries V6: Building the Advanced Configurations
(Aleksandr Nartovich, Joan Barrett, Dany Jose Esteves, Rafal Jablonski, Leandro Petit, Bruce Ryba and Darin Scherer) Many iSeries customers have passed the initial phase of adoption of WebSphere Application Server for iSeries. Now they are looking for the best practices document that would help them
What to expect in Visual Studio 2005
(Tony Patton) I thought it was finally time to take Visual Studio 2005 for a test drive with the availability of the release candidate version and the final product to be shipped in November. There is plenty of hype surrounding the product’s November 7, 2005 release and its related products like ver
DOJ Probing Oracle Again, This Time Over Siebel
(Tony Kontzer) Having prevailed in a clash with the U.S. Department of Justice over its purchase of PeopleSoft, Oracle is again under the DOJ’s antitrust scrutiny. Oracle received a second request for information from the DOJ as part of an investigation into Oracle’s proposed $5.9 billion acquisitio
Compress SQL Server backups using WinZip – Part II
(Muthusamy Anantha Kumar) Part I of this article illustrated how to use reasonably priced WinZip to do a full backup and transaction log backup. Part II of this article is going to illustrate how to delete the original backup file after zipping the backup file using WinZip and how to uncompress the
Access to Oracle without tnsnames.ora
(fstrahberger) Have you ever tried to access an Oracle instance in VBScript? This is not to complicated, but normally you need an additional file called tnsnames.ora in the Oracle installation directory. This article describes an easy way to access an Oracle instance without this file. All you have
Creating Smart Documents with Visual Studio 2005
(Scot Hillier) I never cease to be amazed at how much time and effort organizations put into preparing spreadsheets and documents to handle basic business functions like accounts receivable and invoicing. Much of this time is spent on repetitive tasks that could be easily automated. Smart documents
ADO.NET 2.0 Factory Classes
(Amirthalingam Prasanna) This article explains how to use .NET 2.0’s data provider factory classes to develop a pluggable data layer that is independent of database type and ADO.NET data provider.
Step-by-Step Guide: How to properly back up a SQL Server
(Greg Robidoux) Like any IT project, having a good plan is always the best approach. Here is a guide for the things to consider when putting together a SQL Server backup process for your company. It is broken into planning, development and testing, and implementation. Consider the items as an overal