Getting Started with SQL Developer: Part 1
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Sue Harper | December 2009 | MySQL Oracle PHP
This article by Sue Harper is all about preparing your environment, installation, and getting started with SQL Developer.
SQL Developer is easy to set up and use. The best way to learn is by practice, and for that you'll need a computer with access to an Oracle database and SQL Developer. This article assumes you have a computer with Microsoft Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X installed, and that you have access to an Oracle database. It focuses on the alternative installations available for SQL Developer, where to find the product, and how to install it. Once your environment is set up, you can follow a quick product walk-through to familiarize yourself with the landscape. You'll create a few connections, touch on the various areas available (such as the SQL Worksheet and Reports navigator), and learn about the control of the windows and general product layout.
Read Getting Started with SQL Developer: Part 1 in fullGetting Started with SQL Developer: Part 2
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Sue Harper | December 2009 | MySQL Oracle PHP
Read Part One of Getting Started with SQL Developer here.
Read Getting Started with SQL Developer: Part 2 in fullGetting Your Hands Dirty with jPDL: Part 1
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Mauricio Salatino | December 2009 | JBoss MySQL Java PHP
In this article by Mauricio Salatino, we will cover the main points that you need in order to start working with the jBPM framework.
This article will tackle, in a tutorial fashion, the first steps that you need to know in order to start using the framework with the right foot. We will follow a real example and transform the real situation into requirements for a real jBPM implementation.
Read Getting Your Hands Dirty with jPDL: Part 1 in fullGetting Your Hands Dirty with jPDL: Part 2
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Mauricio Salatino | December 2009 | JBoss MySQL Java PHP
Read Part One of Getting Your Hands Dirty with jPDL here.
Read Getting Your Hands Dirty with jPDL: Part 2 in fullExtending The Dialog in jQuery User Interface 1.7
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Dan Wellman | December 2009 | MySQL PHP Web Development
This is the second part of the article series on Dialog in jQuery User Interface 1.7
Read The Dialog in jQuery User Interface 1.7, which is the first part of this series.
In this article by Dan Wellman, we will cover the following topics:
- Controlling a dialog programmatically
- Getting data from the dialog
- Dialog interoperability
- A dynamic image-based dialog
The Dialog in jQuery User Interface 1.7
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Dan Wellman | December 2009 | MySQL Open Source PHP Web Development
In this article by Dan Wellman, we will focus on the dialog widget. The dialog behaves in the same way as a standard browser alert, but it does so in a much less intrusive and more visitor-friendly manner. We look at how it can be configured and controlled to provide maximum benefit and appeal.
In this article, we will cover the following topics:
- Creating a basic dialog
- Work with dialog options
- Modality
- Enabling the built-in animations
- Adding buttons to the dialog
- IE6 and the selectbox z-index bug
- Working with dialog callbacks
Adding Flash to your WordPress Theme
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Tessa Blakeley Silver | December 2009 | MySQL Content Management Open Source PHP WordPress
In this article by Tessa Blakeley Silver, we will take a look at various ways to embed flash as part of your WordPress theme, and into your content.
Read Adding Flash to your WordPress Theme in fullNavigating Your Site using CodeIgniter 1.7: Part 1
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David Upton | November 2009 | MySQL PHP Web Development
In this article series by Jose Argudo Blanco and David Upton, we will cover some important topics, such as the MVC pattern and how CI handles this pattern, and also, we will make an example controller just to see how all this works.
We will briefly look at the theory behind MVC, and then at the way CI organizes itself internally. In particular, what goes in those different folders and how do they communicate?
In this article, we will cover the following:
- How MVC helps to organize a dynamic website
- The process by which CI analyzes an incoming Internet request and decides which part of your code will handle it
- What the code does
- CI syntax rules
- The different type of files or classes you can find—or write for yourself—on a CodeIgniter site
Navigating Your Site using CodeIgniter 1.7: Part 2
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David Upton | November 2009 | MySQL PHP Web Development
In this article by Jose Argudo Blanco and David Upton, we will cover the following:
- How to pass parameters to controllers using the URL
- How to write better views and pass dynamic data to them
- How a reply is returned to the surfer
- How the files or classes pass information and control to each other
- How useful code is kept inside helper and library files
- Some practical hints on site design
Read Navigating Your Site using CodeIgniter 1.7: Part 1 here.
Read Navigating Your Site using CodeIgniter 1.7: Part 2 in fullTabs in jQuery UI 1.7
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Dan Wellman | November 2009 | MySQL Open Source PHP Web Development
In this article by Dan Wellman, we will look at the tabs component of jQuery UI; a simple but effective means of presenting structured content in an engaging and interactive widget.
In this article, we will discuss the following topics:
- The default implementation of the widget
- How the CSS framework targets tab widgets
- How to apply custom styles to a set of tabs
- Configuring tabs using their options
- Built-in transition effects for content panel changes
