July 2005 • Volume 14 • Number 7

Features

Sys admins supporting an Oracle database server need to understand the impacts of the database on the rest of the system and know where to find key information about how things are configured. Bole provides this and more.

Creating Informix HPL Jobs in Scripts • Ed Schaefer and John Spurgeon

The procedure for loading or unloading tables using the High Performance Loader (HPL) generally involves manual interaction with a GUI utility. The authors present an alternative in the form of a shell script called makehpl.ss.

porDBle — A Portable Web Database Solution • Kenneth Hess

Hess provides an overview of a solution to allow users access to a very capable Web database solution in a very small package.

FreeTDS for Database Connectivity • Kevin M. Lyons

Lyons provides a practical guide to the use of FreeTDS for MSSQL/Sybase connectivity.

Creating Cross-Platform Solutions with Open Database Connectivity • D. Hageman

Hageman describes the process of connecting the Windows system to a PostgreSQL database using Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), an open application programming interface.

Using GraphViz for Database Schema Visualization • Mihalis Tsoukalos

Tsoukalos shows how to combine the power of Perl and GraphViz to visualize a DBMS.

Effective Database Key Generation Techniques • Alexander Daminoff

Relational database theory mandates that every relation have a primary key — an attribute or collection of attributes that identifies
it uniquely and unambiguously. In this article, Daminoff reviews some simple yet effective key generation techniques.

Implementing an Effective Abuse Management Process — Part II • Luis E. Muñoz

In this series of three articles on abuse management, Muñoz shares some tips and tricks about building an abuse management process. This month, Muñoz describes how to configure the Mail::Abuse package for the network.

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Questions and Answers • Amy Rich

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