Over the holiday break members of XML-DEV have decided to put a constructive end to the controversy over what should be "at the end" of a dereferenceable namespace URI. The activity commenced after a long and involved discussion centering around the practice of placing XML Schemas at the
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OASIS Technical Committee Work
by Karl F. Best The mission of OASIS is to promote and encourage the use of structured information standards such as XML and SGML. An important part of this mission is the development of vertical industry applications, conformance tests, interoperability specifications, and so on that make core
Controlling the Display of System Objects in SQL Server Enterprise Manager
By default, SQL Server Enterprise Manager displays all of the system databases, tables, and other database objects in its console tree and details pane. If you don't want to see these system objects, you can turn off their display by editing your server's registration properties.
Building an XML Bloat Buster using ZXML – XML Compression Method
By Alain Trottier Today we'll demonstrate a solution for an industry acknowledged problem: XML Bloat. Encapsulating data in XML aids transaction interchange between systems reducing what I call 'data friction'. However, the XML file is always bigger, sometimes much bigger, than the
epcEdit version 0.92 (beta 3) released
By Michael Smith Version 0.92 of the Tcl/Tk-based epcEdit SGML/XML editor application has been released, adding "alpha" support for WYSIWYG editing of CALS and OASIS Exchange Table Model tables. CALS and its OASIS Exchange subset are the table models employed in the widely used DocBo
Creating Custom Query Analyzer Templates
One of the most improved tools in SQL Server 2000 is Query Analyzer. Some of the new features include a integrated debugger, database object browser and search, and drag and drop templates. In this tip, we'll dive into creating user templates for Query Analyzer.
SQL Server 7.0 Startup Parameters
SQL Server 7.0 includes several startup parameters that you can use to control how the server starts up. You can use these parameters from the command line or by modifying your server's Registry.
FOP steps out in style
By Leigh Dodds The Apache XML project have started the new year with style by releasing an updated version of FOP, their XSL-FO processor. The 0.16 release contains several significant additions including column support, hyphenation and the ability to compress PDFs.
Integrating Web apps: Pain and horror
By Scott Langdoc Here's all I want. Start with native XML data integration. Give me wizard-based data mapping between remote systems. Then I'll need complete TCP/IP-based socket management to move XML documents among systems. Oh, and a product with a non-ERP project scope and non-ERP
The 12 Days of XML Christmas
by Leigh Dodds As the year 2000 draws to a close, the XML-Deviant looks back at the year's events in the XML developer community, bringing you the 12 Days of XML Christmas.