In the third article of his series, Marcin Policht examines executing T-SQL statements against SQL Server 2000 via HTTP.
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Infinite Web Pages From One ASP
by Andrew C. Mayo – Take a Web site that uses two ASPs to produce an infinite number of HTML pages, and recode it to do the same thing with only one ASP. See how .NET’s object-oriented features help you get it done.
Semantic Web and Web Services can live together, says Berners-Lee
In his opening keynote at the Twelfth International World Wide Web conference, the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium explained how the two main thrusts of the development of the web do not compete, but can work together.
Troubleshooting OLAP Problems
By Alexander Chigrik – Should you have problems with Analysis Services, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions.
Randomly Sorting Query Results
To randomly order rows, or to return x number of randomly chosen rows, you can use the RAND function inside the SELECT statement. But the RAND function is resolved only once for the entire query, so every row will get same value. You can use an ORDER BY clause to sort the rows by the result from the
Apache’s Xindice Organizes XML Data Without Schema
by Matt Liotta – A native XML database makes sense for organizations that want to store and access XML without all the unsightly schema mapping required to store XML in a traditional relational database system. Several commercial native XML databases exist; take a first look at Apache’s open source
Sun unveils low-end servers, alliances with Red Hat, Oracle
By Jan Stafford – While extending its partnerships with Oracle Corp. and Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc. staked its claim as the leader in low-cost computing by unveiling two new x86-based servers. The $2,450 Sun Fire V60x and $2,650 V65x servers are priced lower than comparable servers from IBM
The XML.com Interview: Steven Pemberton
by Russell Dyer – At the top of the HTML hierarchy stands Steven Pemberton, chair of the HTML working group of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A lover of language, a writer, and an editor, as well as an organizer and a leader in the web community, he has had both subtle and profound influences
Startups Pushing The Idea Of Web-Services Hubs
By Charles Babcock – Blue Titan is trying to create Web-services hubs in the enterprise where an existing networked service can be called and reused by more than one application.
Oracle Upgrade Enhances Sales Processes
By Eileen Colkin Cuneo – The latest version of Oracle Sales streamlines processes such as proposal generation, with the goal of making sales reps more effective.