by Kirill Richine – I need a logoff trigger to make sure a session is closed properly. To do this, I use SQL TRACE in logon and logoff triggers.
Other News
Developing VoiceXML Applications Using Microsoft.NET
by Hitesh Seth – In Part 1 of this article (XML-J, Vol. 2, issue 6) we introduced the key components of the Microsoft .NET Framework – ASP.NET, C#, and Web Services. In Part 2 we apply the .NET technologies to develop an interactive VoiceXML application. Toward the end of the article we review the c
IBM, MS streamrolling W3C and Web services?
By David Berlind – Those who are following the development of Web services standards have been holding their breath, waiting to see how the controversy over choreography and workflow specifications will resolve itself.
Debug XSLT on the fly
Debuggers are very handy in programming, but they can also be complex pieces of software in their own right — complex to set up, to learn, and to use. Sometimes you just need a quick print-out of some values that you suspect to be at the heart of a specific problem you’re seeing. In this article, U
An Automated Solution for Migrating Database Structures
by Simon Galbraith – Migrating database changes from the development database to the testing, staging, and live databases poses plenty of challenges. Learn why using an automated tool is the best way to deal with these challenges.
Dynamic Context Switching
Writing a script that works with multiple databases spread across multiple servers isn’t as easy as you might think. Read how Alexander Kozak leveraged the notion of context switching to help him automate an onerous task.
SQL Server Startup Parameters
by Randy Dyess – Learn how to take advantage of SQL Server startup options.
Becoming the Master of Disaster
by Jim Czuprynski – If a disaster happened to your database server, could you recover from it? This article discusses the questions a DBA can ask to probe the realm of what we all hate to think about – the possibility of the untimely demise of a production database server. Learn how to become a fear
Space usage: Predicting the future by means of geometric series
by Predrag Radovic – In our daily practice of managing space usage, we most often tend to focus on our largest objects when trying to forecast the amount of space we need to allocate for the future growth. Yet unpleasant surprises can often come from the side of smaller objects that are about to req
Serialize Java Data Objects to XML
by Charles D. Havener – Take advantage of the built-in XML encoder and decoder in JDK 1.4’s java.beans package to save and restore Java data objects to a compact XML form.