(Eric Besserer) In Part 2 of our PHP Web Blog tutorial, we will create the administration page that will allow us to add, edit or delete the contents of our blog. If you haven’t worked through part 1, you’ll want to start by reading the first part of this article.
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Creating and consuming Web services using the SOAP Proxy Client Object
(Venus Patel) The goal of this article is to explain the process of: –Creating web services. –Consuming web services. –Using Web Services Discovery tool (DISCO). –Creating and understanding Web Services Description Language (WSDL) documents. –A regular expression for accepting positi
Practical XML Schema
(Graham King) XML has two main advantages: first, it offers a standard way of structuring data, and, second, we can specify the vocabulary the data uses. We can define the vocabulary (what elements and attributes an XML document can use) using either a document type definition (DTD) or the XML Schem
A snapshot of the database market and DB2
(Philip Howard) With the announcement of the retirement of Janet Perna as the head of IBM’s Information Management Group, who is being replaced by Ambuj Goyal, it is appropriate to consider the strength of the group that he inherits and, in particular, the position of DB2 today and its prospects goi
Implement a Microsoft Word-like Object Model for Your .NET Framework Application
(Omar AL Zabir) All Microsoft Office applications are built on top of an object model that supports automation. Any developer can use the 0bject model to drive the application UI and add, edit, and delete content, just as a real user interacts with the application. The rich object model, togethe
Database Interaction with PL/SQL: Introduction to Sub-programs
(Jagadish Chatarji) This is part 12 of a series of articles focusing on database interactions with Oracle PL/SQL. In my previous article, I looked at several examples of explicit cursors. I also introduced the concept of cursors with parameters. In this article we will look into sub-programs. Mainly
MySQL Stored Procedures: Part 1
(Ian Gilfillan) MySQL 5.0 finally introduces functionality for Stored Procedures. So what exactly are stored procedures? That is the kind of question that gets database professionals who use other DBMS’s raising their eyebrows. Stored procedures have been integral to Oracle, PostgreSQL, DB-2, MS-SQL
Weaving WebSphere: We’re off to See the Wizard
(Joe Pluta) A long time ago, in a faraway land, lived a wondrous machine capable of performing magical acts with numbers and facts. His computational legerdemain was legendary; his programming prowess renowned. But even though working folk throughout the land–from blacksmiths to barkeeps–used his
Strategies for keeping data available
(Douglas Reilly) In part 1 of this series, I wrote about the reasons you should backup. From losing your job, to killing off the company, to obeying the law, there are lots of reasons to backup in general, and to do SQL Server backup in particular. Unfortunately, SQL Server backup is a lot harder
Introduction to MSSQL Server Analysis Services: Mastering Enterprise BI: Create Aging ‘Buckets’ in a Cube
(William Pearson) In this article, we will look at a common business need, the aging of values. Aging is typically a process by which the enterprise determines the length of time that has transpired since a transaction (usually financial) has taken place within an account. Examples of common sub