by Leigh Dodds – Now more than three years old, SAX (Simple API for XML) is the oldest and most stable XML API in widespread use today. Yet despite its obvious utility it can be quite daunting to programmers making their first foray into manipulating XML documents. It's no surprise, then, than m
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Professional SQL Server 2000 XML
View Chapter 6, XSD Schemas, of this SQL Server book online.
The Self-Taught DBA
by Brad M. McGehee – So what options does an intelligent individual, such as yourself, have if you want to become a DBA (or to become a master DBA, if you are already a newbie DBA)? If you can’t get the training you really need from classes, where do you turn? If you are like most DBAs I
Database Architecture: The Storage Engine
By Cathan Cook – This article provides insight into the inner workings of SQL Server architecture. It covers database engine enhancements, providing usage tips and pointers to more information. Understanding depth information about the SQL Server engines can help a Database Administrator (Database S
Indexing XML documents
By David Mertz, Ph.D. – As XML document storage formats become popular, especially for prose-oriented documents, the task of locating contents within XML document collections becomes more difficult. This column extends the generic full text indexer presented in David's Charming Python #15 column
Essential Resources for XML Professionals
By Benoit Marchal – I had some difficulty building this list because there are so many XML resources. Therefore, I have chosen to include only those books that I keep within easy reach and consistently turn to when looking for answers, as well as the web sites that I regularly visit for updates on X
Baltimore Technologies Releases XKMS X-BULK Specification for Digital Certificates
Baltimore Technologies and its industry partners recently published a working draft XML Key Management Specification Bulk Operation (X-BULK). The new specification "extends the XKMS [XML Key Management Specification] protocol to encompass the bulk registration operations necessary for interfacin
Professional SQL Server 2000 XML
View Chapter 6, XSD Schemas, of this SQL Server book online.
Sending SMTP Mail using a Stored Procedure
One of the downsides of SQL Mail is the fact that it is tied to a MAPI Profile. Here is a way to send email using the sp_OACreate procedure to call a third party SMTP component.
ALPINE 1.0
Alpine™ – The XML Test Tool – is the leverage you need for a quality XML application. Alpine allows developers to generate or consume XML document instances delivered via multiple transport interfaces for verification and validation.