(Susan Kuchinskas) Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates welcomed several thousand developers to the new world of XML, the data format at the heart of the company’s next generation of products.
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An Introduction to PHP – Introduction
(Gez Lemon) PHP is a server-side scripting language and interpreter that is available on a wide range of platforms, including some versions of Apache, and Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS). The original program was called Personal Home Page Tools, which is where the initials PHP come fro
Oracle Performance Tuning – Part 1
(Steve Callan) Performance tuning is a broad and somewhat complex topic area when it comes to Oracle databases. Two of the biggest questions faced by your average DBA concern where to start and what to do. All you may know is that someone (a user) reports a problem about a slow or poor performing ap
An Expert’s Guide to DB2 Technology
(Chris Eaton) Now that you have the basics, let me show you some locking and long running query analysis. First let’s run a query that will show us some information on the longest running queries currently executing in the system.
Building a Barebones Content Management System: An Introduction
(Harish Kamath) The term “content management” has a very important place in any web master’s dictionary and I am no exception. After all, visitors will only return to a website if they have a compelling reason to do so, and dynamically updated content provides one such reason. However, this would al
Embrace the remote scripting revolution via AJAX
(Tony Patton) If you’ve been involved in Web development for any amount of time, the latest trend of developing applications with remote scripting capabilities via AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML) will not be a surprise. After all, it has been available for many years with the drawback being bro
How to use default values with database columns
When you create a database table in Oracle 9i, you have the option to specify a DEFAULT value. Using default values on database columns helps to insulate database design issues from application code. With the DEFAULT value set, you can change it at some later date with a single ALTER TABLE comma
Looking Ahead to Orcas and Beyond
(Peter Varhol) There are many directions that Microsoft could conceivably take with future versions of Visual Studio. Support for new operating system features is almost a given. And based on some presentations being given at the 2005 PDC this week, it appears that the company has chosen working wit
Get the most out of XML processing with AXIOM
(Eran Chinthaka) The AXis Object Model (AXIOM) is the XML object model for Apache Axis 2, and aims to revolutionize XML processing technology by providing a powerful combination of features. AXIOM goes beyond existing XML processing methodologies as it combines deferred building with a customizable
Using Data Transformation Services: Using Global Variables with the DTS Designer
(Jayaram Krishnaswamy) If you have ever wanted to create and use variables with global scope with the Microsoft DTS designer, this is the article for you. Two examples are used to illustrate the process, which involve deleting and updating records.