By Michael Smith Version 0.92 of the Tcl/Tk-based epcEdit SGML/XML editor application has been released, adding "alpha" support for WYSIWYG editing of CALS and OASIS Exchange Table Model tables. CALS and its OASIS Exchange subset are the table models employed in the widely used DocBo
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Building an XML Bloat Buster using ZXML – XML Compression Method
By Alain Trottier Today we'll demonstrate a solution for an industry acknowledged problem: XML Bloat. Encapsulating data in XML aids transaction interchange between systems reducing what I call 'data friction'. However, the XML file is always bigger, sometimes much bigger, than the
Controlling the Display of System Objects in SQL Server Enterprise Manager
By default, SQL Server Enterprise Manager displays all of the system databases, tables, and other database objects in its console tree and details pane. If you don't want to see these system objects, you can turn off their display by editing your server's registration properties.
The 12 Days of XML Christmas
by Leigh Dodds As the year 2000 draws to a close, the XML-Deviant looks back at the year's events in the XML developer community, bringing you the 12 Days of XML Christmas.
Integrating Web apps: Pain and horror
By Scott Langdoc Here's all I want. Start with native XML data integration. Give me wizard-based data mapping between remote systems. Then I'll need complete TCP/IP-based socket management to move XML documents among systems. Oh, and a product with a non-ERP project scope and non-ERP
FOP steps out in style
By Leigh Dodds The Apache XML project have started the new year with style by releasing an updated version of FOP, their XSL-FO processor. The 0.16 release contains several significant additions including column support, hyphenation and the ability to compress PDFs.
SQL Server 7.0 Startup Parameters
SQL Server 7.0 includes several startup parameters that you can use to control how the server starts up. You can use these parameters from the command line or by modifying your server's Registry.
Creating Custom Query Analyzer Templates
One of the most improved tools in SQL Server 2000 is Query Analyzer. Some of the new features include a integrated debugger, database object browser and search, and drag and drop templates. In this tip, we'll dive into creating user templates for Query Analyzer.
Word 2000
Word 2000 is a move towards Microsoft's ideal of having a single document production program that can make email, Web and paper documents. HTML is the basis for the Web and, according to Microsoft, is now a companion file format that any Word document can be saved to without loss of features
XML-related Activities at the W3C
by C.M. Sperberg-McQueen Anyone contemplating the intensity of XML-related work in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) nowadays might be forgiven for finding it hard to believe that XML 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation less than two years ago.