If you don’t know where to start your with your program, recursion might be an option. I am working on some (perhaps useless) package code to convert an integer into a boolean representation. When I am converting the integer, I don’t know where to start my conversion. If the integer is relatively small and I […]
Read moreA boolean property that’s really an integer…
In my previous post I have been writing about how you can mimic properties in a PL/SQL package. One of the ideas I wrote about was a boolean property that internally is an integer value. How can this be useful. If, for instance, you want to turn logging on and of during the program, wouldn’t […]
Read moreDelphi like properties in packages
How about you can put Delphi like properties in packages. That way you can build code in packages that mimics the getting and setting of properties like it does in Delphi code. As you may (or may not) know, the code for creating a property in Delphi (with a getter and a setter) is as […]
Read moreA different approach…
Steven Feuerstein has presented a new approach to the development workflow in his best practices presentation he held in The Netherlands last week. He did this presentation about three times for different audiences. I have seen his approach before and I think the idea is pretty good. Don’t know if and how we can use […]
Read moreGoogle AdSense…
I finally decided to put some ads on my site. Using Google AdSense and a widget for WordPress that has become quite easy. Now just wait and see if this generates (even a little bit) of revenue.
Read moreWill Designer compete with CodeGen??
Oracle Designer 10G now seems to have an extension that will allow you to generate the source code of your choice. Extend Designer generation capabilities using Oracle Designer Extension Builder (ODEB). Generate the source code of your choice from the Designer metadata based on user-defined templates. ODEB also provides a way to export solutions (Driver, […]
Read moreAnsi SQL vs Oracle SQL
Today I was wondering about whether we should be using Ansi SQL instead of the 'normal' Oracle SQL. Ansi SQL has been supported in Oracle since version 9i, but since we are still developing applications on Oracle 8i we haven't really given it much thought until now. We are migrating our development database to Oracle9i […]
Read moreNew stuff…
I have had a couple of days off. Mainly because my youngest daughter had to go to hospital for some examination. But I had some time to do some redesigning of the PL/SQL Developer plug-ins (Commentlines, Template, Reconnect so far). They are not yet publicly available, but I can send them to you if you want […]
Read moreUseful Utilities
I was thinking I should start small list with the utilities I use everyday. They are installed on my laptop, but what if I get a new one, or when I have to do a ‘re-install’. Always running: Trillian. Trillian™ is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, […]
Read moreUpgraded WordPress…
Today I upgraded my WordPress installation to 2.1.2. So far I haven't seen any problems or issues. If you find anything, please let me know.
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