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Dynamically Bind Your Data Layer to Stored Procedures and SQL Commands Using .NET Metadata and Reflection
Use the System.Reflection namespace with SQL stored procedures to query rich metadata that describe data types.
Get a random sample of rows
By Carl Federl – There are occasions when a random sample of a query’s rows are needed. A simple but non-functioning solution is to include the system random number generator function within the query. Unfortunately, a single random number is generated for the query when what is desired is a random
Descan Your Network
A SMALL COMPANY is about to go live with a big idea that you can greatly benefit from. The company is Descan.net, and the idea is to identify and halt the “script kiddies” who are infiltrating and subsequently attacking our computer networks.An example of the kind of attack I’m talkin
UML For W3C XML Schema Design
by Will Provost – Even with the clear advantages it offers over the fast-receding DTD grammar, W3C XML Schema (WXS) cannot be praised for its concision. Indeed, in discussions of XML vocabulary design, the DTD notation is often thrown up on a whiteboard solely for its ability to quickly and complete
Nasdaq, PwC, Microsoft Team on XBRL
By Peter Galli – The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday will launch a pilot program that allows companies to more easily communicate their financial information over the Internet and which helps investors more easily analyze this data. The p
Step By Step: Getting Started With UDDI
By Richard Karpinski – If some Web services protocols such as SOAP have soared—and they have, despite high-profile consumer missteps like Microsoft Hailstorm—then it’s also fair to say that UDDI stalled on the take-off ramp.UDDI, or Universal Description, Discovery and Integration, aims to c
Of Grouping, Counting, and Context
John Simpon explains XSLT keys and the count() function.
Implementing Microsoft® .NET Web Services
By Jeannine Hall Gailey – This book introduces developers to the XML services architecture and prepares them for the opportunities opened up by Microsoft .NET My Services.
VoiceXML making Web heard in call centers
By Ann Bednarz and Phil Hochmuth – Aspect Communications this week will announce call center software that essentially will enable users to navigate Web content via voice commands.