Form Validation / SQL / The Outernet - WebReference Update
WebReference Update: September 1, 2005
New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:
1.OTHER VOICES:- PHP Form Validation System: An Object-Oriented Approach
- Just SQL: Part 5 -Â Counting with SQL
- Create Provider-Independent Data Access Code with ADO.NET 2.0
- Working with the WebWork Framework
3. NET NEWS:
- States Expanding Push for Internet Taxes
- Coming Soon ... the Outernet
- Massachusetts Set to Switch off Microsoft
1.OTHER VOICES
- PHP Form Validation System: An Object-Oriented Approach
All Web developers will at some point need to program their own form. It is important to have control over the data collected by your forms, which will aid in the creation of streamlined, error-free applications. Read this article to find out more!
PHP Builder, August 31, 2005 - Just SQL: Part 5 -Â Counting with SQL
How many do I have? Do I have at least one? What is the greatest? What is the least? Give me the top 5 rows. These are just some of the types of questions that are often asked when trying to evaluate table data. This article explores how to translate these counting questions into SQL statements.
Database Journal, September 1, 2005 - Create Provider-Independent Data Access Code with ADO.NET 2.0
ADO.NET 2.0 offers new base classes and factory classes that enable you to write data access code that works with almost all data stores. Find out how to seamlessly working with multiple providers like SqlClient, OleDb, and ODBC without having to lock into a specific implementation.
Developer.com, September 1, 2005 - Working with the WebWork Framework
Evaluate the WebWork Framework and see if it fits your Java development needs. Walk through the set up and configuration of WebWorks then review a sample application that uses actions and accesses an action's property using tags.
Developer.com, September 1, 2005
2. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: Gas Prices Around the World
This table from March 2005 shows that "gasoline prices in the United States,
which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many
countries. A few countries, like Venezuela have prices that are far lower."
Prices listed range from over $5 per gallon in several countries to well
under a dollar in Venezuela.
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3. NET NEWS
- States Expanding Push for Internet Taxes
Going online to buy the latest bestseller or those photos from summer vacation may be tax free for most people today, but it won't last forever. Come this fall, 13 states will start encouraging  though not demanding  that online businesses collect sales taxes just as Main Street stores are required to do, and more states are considering joining the effort.
AP, August 31, 2005 - Coming Soon ... the Outernet
You've heard of the Internet, intranets and even extranets. How about the Outernet? This could be the next great marketing frontier if a new kind of, ahem, banner ad develops as planned. A Dutch start-up has touted the idea of physical flags whose surfaces display streaming media.
internetnews.com, August 31, 2005 - Massachusetts Set to Switch off Microsoft
The state of Massachusetts has laid out a plan to switch all its workers away from Microsoft's Word, Excel and other desktop software applications, delivering what would be one of the most significant setbacks to the software company's battle against open source software in its home market.
Financial Times, September 1, 2005
That's it for this Thursday. I'll have more for you next time.
Lee Underwood
Newsletter Editor, WebReference.com
lunderwood(at)jupitermedia.com
Created: September 1, 2005
URL: http://www.webreference.com/new/050901.html
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