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Newest Database Articles
Building a Windows Workflow SQL Server Integration Services Activity
By Jeffrey Juday - Published 10/27/2008
Learn to how to make SQL Server Integration Services a part of Windows Workflow Foundation.

.NET Tip: Using a Nullable Value Type
By Jay Miller - Published 10/03/2008
Discover how to use nullable types when retrieving data from your database.

Deploying and Configuring SQL Server Integration Services Packages Without the Wizard
By Dee Quang - Published 10/02/2008
Ever get confused by or dislike using the SQL Server Integration Services deployment wizard? Learn how to manually deploy the packages to SQL Server 2005 and configure the packages in a multitude of ways as well.

Best Practices for Improving Software Delivery Webcast: Nov. 20, 2008 (2 p.m. EST, 11 a.m. PST) Businesses of all sizes face the need for developers to deliver quality software in a timely manner. This Internet.com Webcast will look at some of the methods software developers can use to streamline the management of software development projects and allow them to create software in an efficient manner without sacrificing security and functionality in the end product. Register now!

Dynamically Building Windows Presentation Foundation DataTemplates
By Jeffrey Juday - Published 09/15/2008
Discover how to use the XamlReader to dynamically create a Datatemplate. Then, see how you can bind to a Dataset and display the data in a ListView control (via a sample application pointing to the Northwind database).

TIP: Nested Stored Procedure Calls with SQL Server Transactions
By Michael Klaene - Published 09/02/2008
Discover how you can utilize SQL Server transactions when nesting calls to stored procedures.

Creating Native Web Services in SQL Server
By Bipin Joshi - Published 08/25/2008
Expose your SQL Server data directly over the web. Learn to create SOAP-based native web services in SQL Server 2005/2008 that can be consumed from client applications over HTTP.

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Using More Advanced JDBC Features
By Matt Weisfeld -
Expand your basic knowledge of connecting to a database from a Java application using JDBC. Discover how to use just about any database application you may want. In this example its a Microsoft Access database.

Sample Chapter: Efficient PL/SQL
By Garry Robinson -
When used intelligently, PL/SQL can build applications that perform well, are resilient to change over time, and scale to large user populations.

Pros and Cons of MySQL Table Types
By John W. Horn PhD -
John Horns shows how important Table Types are, especially at design time.

Introductory Transact-SQL
By Addison Wesley -
If you are new to SQL Server don't miss this excerpt. Learn the fundamentals of Transact-SQL with Ken Henderson!

Programming the Perl DBI

Review the architecture of Perl DBI (The Perl Database Interface Module), what DBI provides to interact with databases, then cover simple tasks such as connecting and disconnecting from databases. Finally, we'll discuss the important topic of error handling and describe some of the DBI's utility methods and functions.

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