(John Munteanu) This article presents the design of a Java implementation for a user-defined function for IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) that takes a UTC timestamp and a locale name as input parameters, and returns the timestamp equivalent in the new locale. This is an especially useful functi
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(Brad Cowdrey) Part 5 will take an in-depth look at analytical ranking features, including ranking and hypothetical (what-if) ranking through examples including syntax and behavior. In addition, Part 5 will build on information and examples from the previous articles in the series. All of the ex
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(Joe Chang) Modern server systems are capable of supporting phenomenally high I/O bandwidths, possibly over 2GB/sec, even in dual processor systems. While there are few applications that can actually use such high I/O bandwidths, the database backup is one such function. However, a native SQL Se
Delegates vs. Interfaces in .NET
(Jon Shemitz) When you write .NET code that takes callback parameters, your first instinct may be to use delegates, but it may not occur to you that you can use an interface instead. Learn why and when an interface may be a better answer.
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(Saravana Kumar) The next release of .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio .NET platform code-named Whidbey brings a series of new enhancements and altogether new advancements to all areas of .NET framework and visual studio. With its enhancements, it also paves the path to next generation Micros
Developing JSTL-like Tags with JSP 2.0
(Andrei Cioroianu) JavaServer Pages (JSP) and JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) provide many useful tags (also known as actions) for Web developers. In addition, JSP 2.0 has two APIs, called Classic Tags API and Simple Tags API, that allow you to build custom tags/actions. The former API was inherited
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(Mike Morgan) Application integration comes in many forms, whether it be integration between components of a single software system or integration between systems. Making use of a common communications protocol between disparate systems allows for the creation of an integrated suite of applicati