Oracle provides a software tool called ODP.NET that allows connectivity between the .NET languages and an Oracle database. This interface is a set of tools that allow the creation of .NET objects that connect directly to Oracle databases. Learn the basics of connecting to and performing simple queries to an Oracle database. Discuss(0)
Contributed by Clay Dowling
Article Rating: / 4 2004-10-19
Web applications frequently need a persistent data store, and a database is often the most appropriate choice. Although some users have succeeded in using a file-based database engine such as Access, getting full SQL compliance usually involves a database engine. For a large number of applications, this adds unnecessary complexity. SQLite is a good compromise between simplicity and full SQL compliance. Discuss(1)
Contributed by Rogier Doekes
Article Rating: / 3 2004-10-18
Timer events can be very useful when you need to run a routine on a regular basis. In .NET, creating Windows services with the timer object is very easy to do. In this article we are going to create a timer which writes text to a file on regular intervals, and we’ll employ a Windows Service to control the timer. Discuss(0)
Contributed by Sams Publishing
Article Rating: / 1 2004-10-13
Building a game engine organizes code in your games so that the game-specific code is isolated from the general Windows application code. Read on to see how to design and develop a basic game engine for Windows game programming. (From Beginning Game Programming, by Michael Morrison, 2005, Sams, ISBN: 0672326590.) Discuss(0)
In this chapter, you’ll build an installer package using a VS.NET Setup and Deployment Project and look at it with a tool called Orca, part of the Windows Installer SDK. (The Definitive Guide to Windows Installer, by Phil Wilson, Apress, ISBN: 1590592972.) Discuss(0)
Contributed by Sams Publishing
Article Rating: / 2 2004-10-11
Do you need to evaluate whether to migrate to Windows Server 2003? Look at what's new, how it benefits adminstration and thin client terminal services, look into extending the capabilities of Windows 2003 with downloadable tools and more. (From Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed, second edition, by Rand Morimoto, et al. Sams Publishing, 2004, ISBN: 0672326671.) Discuss(0)
This nuts and bolts approach provides useful tips for protecting LAN and WAN communications. The discussion covers IPSec and SMB, and how to harden remote access clients. (From Hardening Windows Systems, by Roberta Bragg, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, ISBN: 0072253541.) Discuss(0)
I dedicate this article to the persons who requested an article on planning a data warehouse in response to my article "Accessing OLAP using ASP.NET."This article starts with an introduction to data warehouse and further proceeds to the design-process of a data warehouse and concludes by giving some best practices. Discuss(0)
For software developers who desire the easiest way to get a job done well, one-click code generation is like water travelling around rock. This chapter provides a preliminary look at a tool, the harness, to manage the multistep process of code generation. (From the book Code Generation in Microsoft .NET by Kathleen Dollard, Apress, 2004, ISBN: 1590591372.) Discuss(0)
Part of the allure of generic code is its usability and reusability in as many kinds of situations as reasonably possible. How can the simple facility presented in the cited article be stylistically improved, and how can it be made more useful than it is and really qualify as generic and widely usable code? (This book excerpt is from Exceptional C++ Style by Herb Sutter, ISBN 0-201-76042-8, copyright 2005. All rights reserved. It is reprinted with permission from Addison-Wesley Professional.) Discuss(0)
Serial Data transmission can be diffucult for newcomers to the world of Serial Communication and especially for developers trying it on the Windows platform using C++/VC++. This article illustrates how to develop a simple class for implementing serial data communication. Discuss(0)
ADO (ActivX Data Objects) gives us a way to manage data from all kinds of data stores, not just relational databases. This chapter looks at how to work with the Connection object and the methods, properties, collections and events that this object makes available to us. (From the book ADO Programmer's Reference by David Sussman, ISBN: 1590593421, Apress, 2004.) Discuss(0)
Well folks, it's Friday. That means weekend hobbies (and chores) are upon us. Working on that Linux-friendly music studio of yours? Here are some tips... More(0)
Going to space became a reality for all of us when SpaceShipOne became the first commercial flight to space. To date, over 7,000 people have signed up to take the $210,000 flight on Sir Branson's new toy. Kirk is on-board, but no word on whether Piccard, Janeway, or Sisko will join him. More(0)
"Timothy Miller started a discussion on the lkml regarding whether or not it would be viable for a company to release a completely open video card....Timothy summarized his viewpoint saying, "the whole issue comes down to this: This is technically feasible. Should we do it?" More(0)
Mac game developers, here's your chance to make inroads into the Japanese gaming market which has until recently been untouched by Mac-based games. (Thanks to Carlos Camacho for this heads up.) More(0)
Every run into an HTML page with bad code? If you were running IE, you'd still be able to see it. Are other browsers simply inferior, or is IE just that much better at handling faulty HTML? More(3)
"Google says it has patched one security hole in its search engine and will have fixed a second later this week." JavaScript fun for the whole family. More(2)
Intel, recently in the news for canceling plans for its 4GHz P4 just yanked a few more pieces from the puzzle. The first move cans plans the 1066MHz bus on its 3.63GHz chips. The second says "bai f00s" to TV chip plans. More(0)
"Some publishers say the traffic that results is comparable to an hour-long distributed denial of service attack." See why Microsoft is trying to find a better answer. More(0)
Texas Instruments, maker of every high school and college student's favorite graphing calculators, has just announced a mobile phone chip which allows digital TV on mobile phones. More(0)
I know, politics isn't really something we get into here, but having seen this, I figured we could all use a good laugh. If you're tired of the mud-slinging press releases from this cycle's political candidates, then it's time you sing along with the guys at JibJab. More(1)
An Australian company claims it has made the world's first Internet-save PC (SafeIC). "Users could surf the web, shop, bank online, use web-based email, work with Microsoft Office files and graphics applications, use IRC and IM, and play games." (Note: We've seen this before. *cough* Knoppix *cough*) More(4)
For the longest time, I thought my watch WAS wireless. Guess "wireless" means it can offer news, sports, weather, stock quotes, and local entertainment updates. Heck, that doesn't sound half bad. But what's up with the name, "Paparazzi"? More(0)
In what seems to be both a matter of universal coincidence and karma-inspired fate, the new "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" has been found on the Web, a week before its scheduled US release. Maybe this is some kind of sick marketing tactic. More(1)
Feel the need for an alphabetical email address of ridiculously long length? Try this on for size... (Thanks go out to the folks over at TheInquirer.net for this interesting tid-bit) More(0)
'Intel is sticking to its plan to launch 'Sonoma', the second generation of the Centrino mobile platform, in Q1 2005, despite rumors to the contrary." Is this another case of 'we'll get there first and then we'll fix the problems' like with the 1.13GHz chips? More(1)
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