With the XQuery 1.0 standard, you finally have a tool that will make it much easier to search, extract and manipulate information from XML content stored in databases. This in-depth tutorial not only walks you through the XQuery specification, but also teaches you how to program with this widely anticipated query language.
C is the most widely used programming language of all time. It has been used to create almost every category of software imaginable and the list keeps growing every day. Cutting-edge applications, such as Arduino, embeddable and wearable computing are ready-made for C.
A few years ago, the idea of running multiple operating systems concurrently on the same computer captured the imagination of the computing industry. Virtualization became the hot buzzword and projects were launched to fulfill the dream.
With virtualization, you don’t need an extra computer every time you want to bring up a new...
Role-based access control (RBAC) is a technology that is attracting a great deal of attention, particularly for commercial applications, because of its potential for reducing the complexity and cost of security administration in large networked applications. Under RBAC, security administration is greatly simplified by using roles,...
People face making decisions both in their professional and private lives. A manager
in a company, for example, may need to evaluate suppliers and develop partnerships
with the best ones. A household may need to choose an energy supplier for their
family home. Students cannot ignore university rankings. Often candidates for a job...
ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies is an all new version of the popular title that makes it easy for beginners to create dynamic, data-driven Web applications on the Microsoft platform. Wherever possible the book minimizes the amount of code you write by harnessing powerful design-time tools built into Visual Web Developer 2008 and its free version,...
For the first time in more than 20 years, Knuth has revised all three books to reflect more recent developments in the field. His revisions focus specifically on those areas where knowledge has converged since publication of the last editions, on problems that have been solved, on problems that have changed. In...
This three volume set contains the complete reference for all Base SAS procedures including examples of how to use procedures to analyze, manage, and present your data.
Base SAS procedures in SAS 9.0 (and later) include the following features and enhancements:
Get the most out of Excel 2013 with this exceptional advice from Mr. Spreadsheet himself!
Excel 2013 is excellent, but there's lots to learn to truly excel at Excel! In this latest addition to his popular Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf series, John Walkenbach, aka "Mr. Spreadsheet," shares new and exciting...
In the last few years SharePoint has taken the world by storm. In fact,
the product is one of the fastest growing products in the history of
Microsoft. Companies of all sizes are rapidly implementing SharePoint and
moving it to the center of their organization. The interesting thing about
SharePoint, however, is that if you ask ten...
The Extensible Markup Language is changing the way that information is being stored and exchanged. It is also changing the very way that we think about data. XML Unleashed allows you to unlock this new power and get you well on your way towards developing XML applications and systems that enable your most important business processes, or your...
