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Sometimes, you need to call a JavaScript function that’s in a parent window from a child window. For example, suppose you wanted to update a field in the parent window
As you know, you may not use a Transformer object (from the TrAX API) in multiple threads running concurrently. To do this, you need to use Templates. The following three
Suppose your library is in C and and your code is in .NET or VC++ (for a UI-based application). Further, suppose you want to display a message box whenever the
A quick way to determine which tables need indexes is to use the SQL Server Profiler Create Trace Wizard with “Identify Scans of Large Tables.” Doing so shows you the
WL ontologies allow you to describe data and relationships between data items. Common examples of this include complex knowledge domains such as pharmacology, but you can use OWL ontologies with
o you want to be agile, do you? You want to work in small increments and continuously deliver business functionality. You want to embrace change, even if that means taking
harePoint is a powerful platform that gives you a very easy-to-setup place in which to put data. But you know what happens when you have a tool like SharePoint? People
he rationale for using template engines to render views in Java web development is generally two-fold: Templates can be created and maintained by HTML coders. Templates are easy for HTML
n my Taming Trees series of articles (see the Related Resources for links), I explained how you can store and manipulate hierarchical data. Those articles showed how to build trees,
ASP.NET 2.0 provides much needed project health monitoring through its Health Monitoring feature. Simply add few tags and their values in Web.Config and your project will be automatically monitored. This
Setting the legal nuances of the chosen open source license aside, wouldn’t two products under any open source license have the same claim to the open source moniker? Maybe so
This following code shows you how to list, add, and remove components from a JNDI composite name (javax.naming.CompositeName): import javax.naming.*;class jndiCompositeName{ public static void compositeComponents(CompositeName cn) { for(int i=0;i<cn.size();i++) System.out.println(cn.get(i));
nyone who has started to look into the semantic web has inevitability seen the Semantic Web Layer Cake diagram some place. This ubiquitous image highlights an overall (and evolving) vision
verything right or wrong with a software project is management’s fault. Either management staffed the right people or the wrong people. Management was absent or involved. Management is hard, and
wo years ago, I wrote an article for DevX comparing all of the open source AJAX frameworks that were popular at that time. If I were to write the same
ouldn’t you like to read about a software development process that realistically addresses the needs that you face in your projects? One that acknowledges fast paced environments and changing priorities
Semantic search has attracted a lot of attention in the past year, largely due to the growth of the semantic web as a whole. The term semantic search itself is
ny user-focused application that you write requires some sort of data integration. At minimum, you will need to retrieve some data from a data source such as a relational database
MS messaging is one of the many ways in which your Windows Mobile application[s] connect to the outside world. The key advantage to SMS is that as long as the
With last week’s release of the 3G iPhone, things are really heating up in mobile software development. My inbox is flooded with announcements–Nokia going open source, Google phone rumors, Windows
Use the following class to help calculate the alignment in C++: template<typename T>class Alignment{ struct Align { char align; T t; };public: int alignment() { return sizeof(Align) – sizeof(T); }};
When you first establish a connection to a database, the connection is in auto-commit mode, by default. For better performance, turn auto-commit off. You can do this by calling the
Microsoft has released a number of new Windows Vista fonts, for use in web development. They are described on the Microsoft Typography site, with examples shown in XPS files. If
The following code uses the RGBImageFilter class to create the “night” effect on an image: import java.awt.image.*;public class NightFilter extends RGBImageFilter { double frac; //0.0<=g>=16; int green=rgb & 0x0000FF00;green>>>=8; int
To debug SQL server stored prodecures, use the Server Explorer to select the SQL Server database, select the desired stored procedure and set a breakpoint. Then run the code. After
art 1 of this article introduced the idea of moveable/resizable graphics, covering contour presentation and explaining the design of common and special types of contours, which you can apply to
ow many times has this happened to you: you want to access a remote server, but you can’t because it is behind a firewall? I frequently found myself in such
re you moving a Windows desktop application to the browser, and sweating bullets, or perhaps just not quite sure about how all the new web and data tools work together?
he alignment requirement of your target platform is usually transparent. However, when you need to send or receive objects via a network connection, serialize objects, design heterogeneous containers, or construct
ccording to MSDN’s documentation (specifically Varieties of Custom Controls) there are three types of custom controls. The names Microsoft has chosen to use for these three in the documentation are
