(Udi Dahan) The single, most important trap to watch out for when choosing an object-relational mapping tool is this: “architecture by product.”
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Customizing Oracle 10g Installation Options (Sample Chapter)
(John Kanagaraj, Arun Kumar and Richard Stroupe) Oracle Database 10g includes several options and features that will need to be configured before you can get started. This chapter covers the configuration options you’ll need to select and what they do in detail.
Encode your XML documents in UTF-8
(Elliotte Harold) Unicode is a superset of every other significant computerized character set on earth today. UTF-8 is the proper binary encoding of the Unicode character set. This article makes the case that all XML documents should be generated exclusively in UTF-8. The result is a more robust, mo
Use Web services to access WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition
(Kyle Chard) IBM WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition provides proven enterprise search technology capable of indexing vast collections of enterprise data. Presently OmniFind incorporates a Java-based API to provide application developers a direct connection to an OmniFind instance.
Install demo for Records Manager, V4.1 and the first fixpack
(Romney Kernek) These two viewlets provide a detailed process for installing DB2 Records Manager, V4.1. The viewlets are designed for use on a single Microsoft Windows machine installation, but may help with a AIX installation also. The first viewlet provides the installation process for the base RM
Controlling Transactions and Locks in SQL 2000 and 2005 – Part 2
(Don Schlichting) In last month’s article, Controlling Transactions and Locks in SQL 2000 and 2005 – Part 1, transactions (the smallest unit of TSQL work) were introduced. ACID, the acronym that governs transaction integrity, was used as the framework for transaction behavior. In order for a tra
Don’t overlook system context of DTS packages
(Serdar Yegulalp) Data transformation service (DTS) packages are groups of SQL Server tasks that involve accessing and changing data (such as copying data from one database to another, writing it to a file and bulk inserting records). You can run DTS packages manually, execute them in the contex
Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft.NET Solution Architectures, Part XI
(Chris Sully) The aim of this series of articles is to provide an overview of issues surrounding the architecture of .NET Solutions. In doing so it is following Microsoft’s recommended approach and, in particular, looking at the requirements of the related Microsoft certification exam (70-300),
FIX: A stack overflow exception may occur, and SQL Server 2000 may unexpectedly close when you submit a query that uses the UNION ALL operator more than 255 times
Consider the following scenario. You create a query that uses the UNION ALL operator more than 255 times. You submit this query from a client application to Microsoft SQL Server 2000. In this scenario, a stack overflow exception may occur, and SQL Server unexpectedly closes. When this problem occurs
Maturing Development and Management Tools
(Blane Warrene) The growing mainstream adoption of open source has spawned a number of more serious conversations over the last several years about business models. Particularly, what will work for creating successful companies and real dollars while adhering to an open source philosophy.