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SOAP 1.2
by Rich Salz – As you may know by now, SOAP 1.2 has reached Proposed Recommendation (PR) status, which means that the XML Protocol Working Group believes that it’s done. A few PR issues have been raised. It can be fun to look at the list, as the issues range from “I found a typ” to “this isn’t full
Compiling DB2 UDB Stored Procedures with GCC on Windows
By Jim Haungs – You can avoid a costly C compiler by using the solution outlined in this article, which relies on the GNU C Compiler (GCC), a free open-source C compiler, with DB2 on Windows®.
Maximizing the Value of Application Testing for DB2 on z/OS – OS/390
Are your resources being stretched even tighter from the demands of ever-growing test environments? Are you experiencing difficulties like too many testing subsystems, too much DASD used, overworked testing and DBA staff, unexpected hardware upgrades, corrupted test results, and lengthened developme
Dr. Edgar F. “Ted” Codd (1932-2003) Father of the RDBMS and a whole lot more
by Joe Celko – Obituaries come with old age — both the ones that I write and my own some day. Several years ago, I promised myself that I would try to meet people whom I admire before either of us died. Dr. Edgar Codd was one of my successes in that regard. By the time you read this column, […]
Ingres: A forgotten database, the untold story
By Phil Howard – Ingres (technically, Advantage Ingres Enterprise) is, arguably, the forgotten database. There used to be five major databases: Oracle, DB2, Sybase, Informix and Ingres. Then along came Microsoft and, if you listened to most press comment (or the lack of it), you would think that the
Export a Table to a Date Stamped File Name in SQL Server
by MAK Muthusamy Anantha Kumar – Date stamping is a very common requirement in the IT industry for any data extract created. Through the DTS package with ActiveX script, it is very easy to date stamp a file. In this article, I am going to walk you through how to export a table to a date stamped file
Do You DB2?
By Brian Moran – IBM recently stirred up the database market’s low-end price range with the release of DB2 Universal Database (UDB) Express Edition with self-managing and resource tuning (SMART) technology. Find out some ways that it will affect SQL Server users.
Extracting Table Data Using SELECT Statement into an XML File
by Nikhil Goyal – This tip comes from Nikhil Goyal, a Team Lead in Dehli.
Oracle pushes PeopleSoft deal, releases marketing upgrade
By Matt Hines – On the day Oracle Corp. upped its offer for rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc., the company’s executives reiterated their belief that shareholders would approve the deal and plodded on with new products, unveiling a new marketing automation package.