This article previews the W3C's XML Document Object Model Level 3, due to be released toward the end of 2001 or early in 2002. Java developer and author Brett McLaughlin gives an overview of key features in the forthcoming version of the DOM, which will offer better access to pieces of informati
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Picture Perfect
by Edd Dumbill – Last week, the World Wide Web Consortium issued Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.0 as a Recommendation. SVG, as its name implies, is an XML application for describing two-dimensional graphics in the form of vector-based objects. As well as allowing normal 2D drawings, SVG is scripta
Devices Bundled with SQL Server CE
Intermec Technologies Corp. is now shipping its popular 5020 family of handheld data collection computers pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 and SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition (SQL Server CE). Intermec is among the first to market with a Windows CE 3.0-based device with an embedded SQL Ser
SQL Server Profiler: Overcoming the Difficulties
By Brian Moran – SQL Server Profiler is a great tool for the DBA’s arsenal, but the tool presents some difficulties. Read Brian Moran’s commentary to find out what they are and how to overcome them.
Death of the Production DBA
If you see a priest outside your cubical, beware! He could be trying to read you your last rites. If he hasn’t showed up yet, don’t worry, he’ll be over shortly because the production DBA is dead or will be shortly.
Loading a Microsoft TreeView from an XML DOM document
by Mark Wilson – Load the DOM document into a DOM object called objPeopleRoot. Create a Element object called objPersonElement (of the type IXMLDOMElement). Then use this code to iterate through the elements in the DOM object:
What the IT market is saying about XML
More companies are using XML in their database and e-commerce projects, but there’s a wide disparity in how pleased those organizations are with the results. Cutter Consortium recently surveyed 272 information technology managers regarding their XML plans. Of those surveyed, 33 percent noted
XSLT Cookbook
The XSLT Cookbook is a new project based on the Python Cookbook. The idea behind "online Cookbooks" is to get people to contribute "recipes" that other people could then take and use in their programs. The XSLT Cookbook only deals with snippets of code and discussions around t
Some Useful Undocumented SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 DBCC Commands
by Alexander Chigrik – In this article, I want to tell you about some useful undocumented DBCC commands, and how you can use these commands in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 for administering and monitoring. DBCC is an abbreviation for Database Console Command. DBCC commands are generally used to ch
QUEST SOFTWARE ACQUIRES REVEALNET TO EXPAND ITS SUITE OF ORACLE AND DB2 EXPERT TECHNOLOGIES
Quest Software, Inc., a leading provider of application management solutions, announced its acquisition of RevealNet, Inc., the industry leader in knowledge-based solutions for Oracle and DB2. This acquisition allows Quest Software to significantly enhance its database development and management sol