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XHTML Black Book
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Protecting the Middle
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by Brian Buehling – As XML becomes more pervasive, hiring managers won't have to look very hard to find candidates claiming to have experience working on projects involving XML. Despite this trend, it is still not an easy task to find a truly skilled XML developer. This fact, combined with the i
SQL Server Full Text Search Optimization
by Tony Bain – Full text indexing is a great feature that solves a long running database problem, the searching of textual data columns for specific words and phrases in SQL Server databases. However, as the full-text search engine is a separate component of SQL Server (it uses the Microsoft Search
Stored Procedures: Returning Data
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XML Black Book 2nd Edition
By Natanya Pitts The eagerly awaited second edition of the XML Black Book focuses on real-world implementations that include XML. It also covers the latest versions of the XML specification and related specifications such as XSL, CSS, XLink, XPath, and more. Written to improve your productivity
JXUnit: Building Suites of Test Data with XML
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XML Hype Down But Not Out In New York
by Edd Dumbill – Signs of reality were setting in this week at XML DevCon 2001 in New York City. As vendors and professionals were feeling the pinch of the economic conditions, the cloud of dust raised by recent overmarketing was starting to settle.
HOWTO: Retrieve XML Data by Using a SQL XML Query in an ASP Client
When you run an ADODB command stream and specify SQL SELECT with the FOR XML AUTO clause, an XML document stream is fetched from SQL Server, sent to the response object, and piped to the client.