Database Tutorials & Articles
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Creating a database connection
by Tony HoCreating connections and all your data objects are really easy Design-Time, but what if you need it for runtime? Here's how.
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Visual Basic 6.0 - Exporting a DataReport to Microsoft Word
by conwayjdThis article is a simple yet effective way to export a DataReport to MIcrosoft Word using the DataEnvironment and DataReport. This walk-through starts with creating a simple database in Microsoft Access and then creating a User Interface in Visual Basic 6.0.
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LINQ to log files
by Jon SkeetRunning LINQ queries over databases gets all the limelight, but Jon Skeet reminds us of it's possibilities over object graphs too.
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ActiveRecord for Ruby and Rails
by Kevin JonesKevin Jones explains how ActiveRecord works in Rails, and in a standalone Ruby application.
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New C# 3.0 Language Features
by Scott GuthrieLearn about some of the new features in C# 3.0 including automatic properties, collection initializers, extension methods, lambda expressions and anonymous types.
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Concurrency handling techniques in ADO.NET
by Joydip KanjilalJoydip Kanjilal looks at the problems caused by concurrency when accessing data, both online and offline, and how to overcome them.
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VB 6 Tutorial
by James CrowleyCompletely new to Visual Basic? Overwhelmed with the confusing instructions? Read this tutorial and get a head start - learn what VB is, what you can do with it, how much it costs, and how to get star
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LINQ-ing to XML
by Mike JamesXML, which is all about tree structures, and LINQ, which is all about querying collections, might not seem to fit together, but Mike James explains that they work together just fine.
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Iterator blocks in C# 2: auto-generated state machines
by Jon SkeetEver wondered how the magic "yield" statement works? Jon Skeet digs into the inner workings of C# 2.0 and how this innocuous statement gets you a whole load of "free" generated code for your iterators.
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SLOBbing about with .NET
by Dave WheelerPersisting objects is all about SLOB (serialized large objects), or so says Dave Wheeler who explains how it's now all so much easier.
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How to access Outlook and post to a blog using C#
by Simon SoanesAn article for all those like Robert Scoble who would like to be able to drag and drop an item to a folder in their Outlook and post it instantly to their Blog. We also briefly cover web services and talking to Outlook.
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Uploading Images to a Database
by Dave WantaLearn how to allow a user to upload an image to your server and store the binary data in a Microsoft SQL database.
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Rails: an introduction
by Kevin JonesEver wondered what “Rails” is all about? Kevin Jones explains what it is and why it's important.
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The Next Generation Of Web Development
by James CrowleyWhere is Web Development moving to in the future?
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Using ADO in C++
by Randy Charles MorinAn introduction to using ADO in C++ - its far simpler than you'd think!
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Rails MVC and routing
by Kevin JonesKevin Jones thinks that the key idea in Rails is routing. See how this fits in with the MVC pattern and find out more about Rails by reading on.
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Retrieving Images from a Database
by Dave WantaLearn how to retrieve binary data from a database, and stream it directly to a client via a browser.
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Using MySQL with .NET
by cardinals33Ever wanted to combine the power and ease of the .NET platform with a free database like MySQL? Well thanks to ODBC database functions in ADO.NET it's really easy. This article shows how.
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Creating a Newsletter system
by Pablo VarandoThis tutorials will show you how to create a fully automated system to allow visitors to subscribe and unsubscribe to your newsletter, and for administrators to send out a newsletter to all the registered users.
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Reading, Storing and Transforming XML Data in .NET
by Dimitrios MarkatosThis article illustrates a mixture of common .NET methods for formatting and presenting in a readable fashion any XML document you may encounter. The latest hype with XML Web Services and even the .NET Framework itself relies on XML as its backbone, therefore this is no light matter.