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Workflow Constraints (Logical OR)
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Pushing the Parameters
(Rodney Landrum) As a DBA and data analyst, no matter how hard I try, I can’t always avoid writing code to solve complex problems or take advantage of the wealth of management tools that SQL Server provides. Over the years, I’ve scripted solutions for all kinds of SQL Server-related projects, from c
Case Sensitivity in Selects – Part 2
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Merging the Worlds of the Mainframe and the Web
(Ron Hankison) August 2004 Merging the Worlds of the Mainframe and the Web By Ron Hankison For decades, the computer industry has struggled with the problem of how to get heterogeneous systems to interact and to pass data in a form that is self-describing and through interfaces that are o
An Approach to Extract RBAC Models from BPEL4WS Processes
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Use SOAP to Access EJB Components with PHP
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Oracle ADF Faces Components, Early Access Release
Oracle ADF Faces is a rich set of user interface components based on the new JavaServer Faces JSR (JSR-127). Oracle has been actively involved in this JSR since its beginning. The Oracle ADF Faces Components provide various user-interface components with built-in functionality – such as data tables,