(Vikram Vaswani) To change an application’s database back-end is a complex task, that often requires the developer to manually re-create database tables and records using data types and SQL functions compatible with the new RDBMS. The PEAR MDB2_Schema package can make this task easier, by generating

(Mick Lohan) First of all I have to be straight and OUT myself as a dyed in the wool VB6 developer. Using VB6 , SQL 2000 and Office 2003 [VBA] as basic ingredients – I was able to produce a 15000 line program that interpreted pure XML files and reacted according to their contents. Word produces all

(Steve Adams) Back in the 1980s, faxes became the technology of choice for conducting business in what we all thought then was a fast-paced world. (Little did we know!) No longer did we have to wait days for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver purchase orders from our customers or invoices to them. S

(Elliotte Rusty Harold) XForms uses XML Path Language (XPath) as its basic function and evaluation language. This is the same XPath used in Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT). In addition to familiar functions like count and substring, XForms introduces a number of useful extensio

(Phlip) XPath is a complex query language that provides substantial benefits. It treats XML as a database, permitting queries as powerful as SQL SELECT. This post shows how to use a nifty visual explorer, XPath Checker, to write aggressive and accurate queries. Then we install these queries into tes

(Dan Wahlin) ASP.NET 3.5 introduces a new control called the ListView that allows developers to have 100% control over the HTML markup that is generated while still providing paging, inserting, updating, and deleting support. To me the ListView control is a nice blend between the GridView and Repeat

(William Brogden) Of all the various browser accessories that enrich the Web browsing experience, surely the most powerful is the nearly ubiquitous Flash player. This browser plug-in first got serious attention as Macromedia Flash 1.0 in 1996 and major enhancements have been made at frequent interva

(Luke Niland) There are a lot of services out on the web now (such as Flickr and Digg) that allow developers access to their data over an API and web service. Most of this data is available to everyone as long as they have registered with the service and have a valid API key. This article will expla

(Lee Thé) Conferences about new development environments, such as AJAX, typically feature sessions showing cool new things you can do with it. Inevitably, though, some sessions will focus on security issues. They’ll be like a trip to the dentist: less fun, but absolutely necessary. For those who mig

(Dan Wahlin) Visual Studio .NET 2008 provides many new features that will definitely enhance developer productivity. In this video tutorial I provide an introductory look at VS.NET 2008 and show a few features such as multi-targeting, split view, and the LinqDataSource control. In the video you will