Links to my Migration articles

Here are the links:

Migrating from
Access 2000 to SQL Server 2000

Migrating from
Access to SQL Anywhere 9

Migrating from
Oracle 10G XE to SQL Anywhere 10

Do you know how to use the Oracle SQL Developer Tool?

Oracle SQL Developer Tool is a GUI based stand alone tool that you can use to query couple of different database products.

If you would like to learn how to use this tool, read on...

How to Use the Oracle SQL Developer Tool
This will show how for Version 1.1 with an example using the resident Oracle 10G Xe Server

MS Access Queries with Oracle SQL Developer 1.2 Tool
This will describe the Version 1.2 with an example using an MDB file.

Have fun and learn some...

Must read article on VB.NET Integration

Microsoft Visual Studio has attracted a lot of attention from many vendors and you can find add-ins that give direct access to third party programs. This is a much needed synergy as businesses grow and embrace a multiplicity of products.

This article shows how you can develop a VB.NET 2.0 application using the integration features provided by the SQL Anywhere database. The SQL Anywhere tools are directly accessible without going out of the Visual Studio 2.0 IDE. The article describes a window application with two examples developed with this easy to use integration interface.

VB.NET Application with SQL Anywhere 10 database

A Simple XML file (aka My "Hello World" for XML)

This is like a ‘Hello World’ example for my XML articles. The sample document shown below is a simple XML document which represents 4 (sometimes 5) students who took a programming class. It is well formed and simple to use as you can see from these articles. I used it often because it is on my local IIS and easy to grab.

The Why and How of XML Data Islands

XML Responses and AJAX

Roaming through XMLDOM: An AJAX Prerequisite

AJAX with JSON

JSON Basics

CFXML: Probing XMLDOM in Cold Fusion

Importing XML into MS Access 2003

Importing XML Files into Access 2007

Using MSXML3.0 with VB 6.0

Tobacco and Poverty

The statistics is staggering to say the least. To export tobacco is to export death and destruction. Read this article on 'Tobacco and Poverty'.

http://www.islamset.com/healnews/smoking/INGCAT/Mary_Assunta.html

or this one, "Tobacco kills don't be duped"

http://www.who.int/tobacco/policy/tobacco_kills/en/

About tobacco legislation in USA read this artcile in NYT:

Tobacco Bill Includes Compromise and Criticism