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Functional AJAX with Dojo

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:45:00 EDT

I frequently hear the question: 'Does Dojo have an AJAX method that updates a div?' - The answer is that there's no Dojo-approved way of doing something like this. Updating a div is such an easy process, that implementing a de facto solution is not only extra code, but you also hit a wall as soon as you want to do 'something more'. The short and sweet solution looks something like this...

Beyond Part 2 of 2

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:00 EDT

This month I hope to shed some light on Oracle's larger datatypes for those of you who like to do things big. Let's go straight to the deep end with stored procedures. They're faster and more secure than standalone queries.

Get More from Oracle with Part 1 of 2

Thu, 30 May 2002 00:00:00 EDT

Using opens up a whole range of Oracle functionality. This includes calling your own functions, formatting data ready for your ColdFusion templates, and using Oracle bind variables to reduce the load on your Oracle database.