(Tahir Malik) This TechTip explains how the iSeries can read data directly from DBMSs like Oracle and populate files on the iSeries. These files can then be used by native RPG applications for a variety of purposes. Once you understand the concept, you can integrate your existing RPG applications wi
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DB2 users want IBM to push harder on marketing, message
(Marc L. Songini) If IBM is the leader of the relational database market — with a wide range of products aimed at a variety of corporate needs — some of its customers wonder why the world doesn’t seem to know that fact.
Implementing AJAX Using ASP.NET 1.1
(Ian Suttle) You’ve heard of it. It is the latest buzz term for web programmers these days. AJAX is an acronym that stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. AJAX gains its popularity by allowing data on a page to be dynamically updated without having to make the browser reload the page. I will de
Using Master Replicates with Enterprise Replication
(Pravin Kedia) Master replicates are a new Enterprise Replication feature for IBM Informix Dynamic Server, Version 10.0. Master replicates are the preferred approach to replicating data between ER nodes. Explore the advantages that master replicates have over classic replicates, why ER customers sho
Getting Cumulative Sum
(Chacravarthi Ramasami) This code gives a cumulative sum for a column. This example uses the SAL column in the standard EMP table.
Rexx: Power Through Simplicity
(Howard Fosdick) Here’s a quick quiz. Which scripting language … Runs on virtually all platforms and operating systems? Enjoys a strong standard to which all implementations adhere? Comes in object-oriented versions that are upwardly compatible with the standard procedural language?
The Quick & Dirty .NET Guide to C#/VB OOP – Introduction
(Dimitrios Markatos) Everyone, I’m sure, who has allowed for more than a passing perusal of .NET must be excited at the power of its Framework. Those with a pure programming background and earlier knowledge of pre-.NET technologies have found those to be sorely lacking in the solidity and methodolog
SQL Server Performance Monitor
(Steven Warren) You can monitor the system performance by using the Performance monitor console and its related counters in Windows 2000. These counters allow you to view or save information about the overall performance of your server. When you install Microsoft SQL Server, additional Performance m
Unite people, processes and technology for performance tuning
(Jeremy Kadlec) All too often, organizations attempt to resolve performance issues with a quick fix or magic bullet to keep the business moving ahead of the competition. The perception is that there is no time for planning, designing or testing a solution; you have to move from problem identific
FIX: An Internet Explorer-based application stops responding after it loads several XML files that reference XDR schema and other XML-related tasks in Microsoft XML 3.0
In Microsoft XML 3.0, after a Microsoft Internet Explorer-based application loads several XML files that reference XDR schema and perform other XML-related tasks, the application stops responding.