(Kathy Saunders and Jean Anderson) The IBM Cloudscape lightweight, pure Java technology-based embeddable architecture makes it the ideal database engine for deploying database-driven Java applications. With Cloudscape, the database engine becomes part of the application so the user never has to inst
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MSSQL Server 2000 Reporting Services: Mastering OLAP Reporting: Cascading Prompts
(William Pearson) A common requirement of enterprise reporting is the capability for information consumers to filter reports at run time for specific information they need. This is typically managed via parameterization, also known as “prompting,” where the filter criteria is requested (and henc
Caveat Incumbent – XML and established technologies intermingling…
(Edd Dumbill) In this week’s XML-Deviant, we take a look at two conversations on the XML-DEV mailing list that highlight XML’s disruptive aspect — more specifically, the disturbance XML can cause to the dominant incumbent in a technology area in which XML is being introduced.
Managed code in SQL Server Yukon: A big deal?
(Nick Wienholt) The next release of Microsoft’s SQL Server database, which is currently known by its code name of Yukon, allows managed code to be executed within the confines of the database server’s process. There has been mixed reaction to Yukon’s managed code features, ranging from unbridled jub
Case Sensitivity in Selects – Part 3
(Andy Warren) I’ve published two prior articles (Case Sensitivity in Selects – Part 1 and Case Sensitivity in Selects – Part 2), and you’ll benefit from reading them before continuing with this one. I’d like to start by looking at part of a great email I received from reader John Sands (check out hi
Implement a Link Using XSL
(Sonu Kapoor) Let’s say your XML looks like this: <Link>default.aspx?ID=13</Link>
Writing Your First Procedural Application in Longhorn
(Suhil Srinivas) This article gives a background to build procedural application for longhorn. The simple application that would be built as we go will give a developer a good understanding of how to go about writing a procedural application.
The PHP 5 Data Object (PDO) Abstraction Layer and Oracle
(Wez Furlong) PHP is largely a volunteer driven project; although there are a handful of regular “core” contributors, none of us are paid full time to sit down and develop PHP. Couple this with the fact that we’re spread out across the globe and you’ll see how it can be difficult to coordinate long-
IBM DB2 ICE on Linux On Demand Webcast
DB2 ICE is for businesses looking for: –ease of implementation – because the integration is done for you. –low cost Linux clusters. –a wide range of cluster solutions (for analytics, modeling, database, Web serving, to name a few.) capacity to scale from small to very large data warehouse
Oracle Tip: Use DBCA to clone a database
DBCA is a utility that allows you to configure, manage, and create a database. It’s usually run during an initial database installation when you select the Create A Database option. You can either create a database based on database templates that ship with the software, or you can load a template f