While I was preparing for the presentation at Amis Academy about CodeGen I created an example to build an XML file based on data in the table. I started out with a script based on the (old) DEPT table (yes, I know, it’s very Oracle 7 to use these old tables).
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In my company we are thinking about web-enabling some (parts) of our applications. There are a lot of tools available out there. We are considering the following options (amongst others): Application Express by Oracle Flex by Adobe Delphi for PHP by CodeGear Do you have any comments on this subject? What is (in your opinion) […]
Read moreNew life…
Last Friday, one of my best friends became a dad too. His first born goes by the name of Kasper and was born at 5:00 am. I welcome this new person to this world and I wish him all the best, lots of fun and fortune. He must be the second most rich man in […]
Read moreWordPress and Live Writer issues…
I was having trouble using Windows Live Writer in combination with my WordPress blog. When I uploaded a post including pictures I got an error. Searching the web I came across this post which gave me an idea on how to resolve this issue. Unfortunately I was not able to implement the fix myself, so […]
Read moreMix and Match QDA and ‘old style PL/SQL’…
I am using the QDA (Quest Development Architecture) in a project that is running for about 10 years now. Instead of doing a ‘big-bang’ conversion I decided to use the QDA for new modules of the project that are being developed. I am using QDA packages for new tables. While we also do maintenance on […]
Read moreBack from holiday…
After a short holiday in Landal Greenparks I am back home again. We enjoyed a nice stay in a small cottage and we did some sightseeing in the 10 days we were in Germany. The kids really enjoyed the swimming pool and the indoor playground. But when we went to see places, they mostly liked what they saw too. […]
Read moreConditional Compilation…
Oracle has decided to add Conditional Compilation to Oracle 10g Release 2. As Bryn Llewellyn states in his white paper Conditional Compilation in Oracle Database 10g Release 2: Unusually, but for very compelling reasons, the feature has been made available in patchsets of releases of Oracle Database earlier than the one that introduced the feature. It is […]
Read moreSoftware Renovation…
Here’s a new idea (well maybe not too new). How about taking an existing database and then building a new front-end to it. I think there are a lot of applications running in companies that are not really up-to-date. Especially with their user-interface. They might even still be Dos/terminal based. Why are these applications still […]
Read moreSingle Point Of Definition
Today I read a post by Jeroen van Wilgenburg on the Amis Technology Blog: Why you should never ever copy code – An example of complete chaos. He states that copying code (in the same schema) is almost always a bad idea. I agree with this point of view. In my opinion you should always […]
Read moreSome new stuff…
…on the blog (again). I decided to change the skin of the blog again. I had some complaints that the previous colors. They weren't really readable. Too dark. So for now I am using this setup. I also included snap on this site, so you preview the sites I am linking to. Hopefully soon, I have […]
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