Although debate rages on, longstanding problems with the development of hosted applications for Palm OS-based handhelds could be solved by an Extensible Markup Language middleware tool kit under development by Citrix Systems Inc.
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From XML to DML the Java Way
By Rajendra Pande If you're using data from XML documents to modify an Oracle database, Oracle's Java tools and the custom Java code provided here can ease your way.
Migrating Oracle Databases to SQL Server 2000
The application migration process can appear complicated. There are many architectural differences between each relational database management system (RDBMS). The words and terminology used to describe Oracle architecture often have completely different meanings in Microsoft SQL Server. Additionally
Parsing CSV Values Into Multiple Rows
There have been quite a few requests on how to take a string of comma-separated values (CSV), and parse out the values individually. graz's article uses a stored procedure to extract each value into a variable. However, if you have a table with a column of CSV values, and you want to translate t
Choose Your Java XML Parser
by Piroz Mohseni The XML parser world is a dynamic one. As standards change, the parsers change as well–XML parsers are becoming more sophisticated. For most programming projects, the parser, at minimum, must support DOM Level 2, SAX 2, XSLT, and Namespaces. All the parsers discussed here prov
Understanding XForms
In this chapter, we cover the newest technology in Web forms, XForms. And when we say new, we mean really new. XForms is currently a "work in progress" at the W3C. So, in this chapter, we just provide you with a very brief overview of XForms.
James Clark updates TREX sample implementation
James Clark has announced an update to the sample Java implementation he created for his TREX validation language.
eWEEK names winners in eXcellence Awards program
SQL Server 2000 Wins eWEEK's eXcellence award for enterprise systems development. eWEEK on Thursday named 21 products and services as winners in its first annual eXcellence Awards program, the online competition to select the best new e-business products and services introduced during
Passing a CSV or Array to a Stored Procedure
From SQL Team Alex writes "I have a need to run a stored procedure which will insert multiple rows in the database. Biggest problem that I don't know from the begging how much inserts I need to do. I need to pass in the stored procedure an array of variables and loop over it. How I can
XML Parsers: DOM and SAX Put to the Test
Before making the important decision to purchase an XML parser, look at the results of Steve Franklin's test of a selection of both DOM- and SAX-based parsers.