By Frank C. Rice – This article explains what XSLT is and how it can be used to transform XML data from one format to another. These examples lead the reader through an XSLT style sheet to transform a Microsoft Access 2002 database file into HTML. The code also demonstrates how to use XSLT to displa
Other News
SMIL 2.0 to Recommendation, XHTML+SMIL profile
The W3C has released Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 2.0) as a Recommendation, and published a substantially revised Working Draft of XHTML+SMIL Profile.
Lightspeed Acquires Leaders in XML Data Transformation Technology-Acquisition Expands The Architecture of The Iengine
Lightspeed Interactive, Inc., a provider of knowledge infrastructure solutions, today announced the acquisition of PerCurrence, Inc., a leader in XML data transformation and content assembly. Lightspeed increases its position in the digital knowledge economy by extending the architecture of the iENG
Installing SQL Server
By Michael D. Reilly – If you're a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 systems administrator who has been assigned the task of managing a Microsoft SQL Server system, you might be concerned about how you're going to carry out your new responsibilities. Fortunately, administering SQL Server 2000 a
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Course
This 5 day course is packed full of information about SQL Server 2000. The class integrates 3 different levels into one class to give you a wide exposure to the many different components of Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
SQL Server Database Coding Conventions, Best Practices, and Programming Guidelines
by Vyas Kondreddi – For a better performing database you need a real DBA and a specialist database programmer, let it be for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, DB2 or whatever! If you don't use database specialists during your development cycle, databases often end up becoming the performance
Converting DTDs to XML Schemas
In the last installment of this column I described a neat tool, dtd2xsd, to convert Document Type Definitions to XML Schema. Let's put dtd2xsd to work with the RSS 0.91 DTD as an example.
Getting Loopy
by Bob DuCharme – Programming languages use loops to execute an action or series of actions multiple times. After performing the last action of such a series, the program "loops" back up to the first one. It may repeat these actions a specific number of times—for example, five times or thirt
Corel Buys XML Developer SoftQuad
In a bid to get ahead on XML (Extensible Markup Language) technology, Corel Corp. said that it has agreed to acquire Toronto-based XML-developer SoftQuad Software Ltd. in an all-stock transaction valued at $37 million.
Case-Sensitive Comparisons
How can I program a case-sensitive comparison of a user-typed password on a case-insensitive SQL Server 7.0 instance?