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Using Cursor Variables As Function Arguments on Oracle 9i
(Jim Czuprynski) Oracle 9i offers the ability to pass data to a PL/SQL function in the form of a cursor variable. When this feature is paired with the concept of the table function, the resulting PL/SQL code increases significantly in flexibility and scalability. This article builds upon the author’
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(Craig Shallahamer) Sometimes I get things I really don’t need. Like this really cool GPS I got for my birthday last month. It does do some useful stuff like tell me where I am on this earth, and it keeps me from getting lost while backpacking or driving to a customer site. But the really cool thing
Experiences with Oracle Database 10g on z/OS
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(Glenn Stephens) If you’re like me, developing applications for the Web usually involves exposing parts of your database so that it is viewable in a Web browser. By combining Borland C#Builder and the Borland Data Provider (BDP) components, you can easily get your DB2 Universal Database (UDB) runnin
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(Paul C. Zikopoulos and Roman B. Melnyk) If you are a systems administrator whose responsibilities include deploying DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) for Windows software, there are some new features in DB2 UDB “Stinger” that are going to make your job easier. In this article, we will introduce
Reach the SQL Server Performance Tuning Pinnacle
(Jeremy Kadlec) Long-term, highly performing systems serve as a tremendous asset to an organization, but do not happen by mistake. They are initially a result of comprehensive design and development (from both the hardware and software perspectives) to meet high throughput requirements validated by
Tip: Use XForms to send and receive Web services messages
(Nicholas Chase) One of the great strengths of XForms is the fact that an XForms client can send its data as XML, and that it receives XML in return. This capability can be exceptionally useful in the field of Web services, where that’s exactly what gets sent and received: XML messages. In this
DB2 Information Integrator access to Sybase stored procedures that have result sets
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