Mikhail Klygin

Microsoft Visual Studio has excellent multi-language support both at design time and runtime, while Sybase DataWindow.NET doesn't have that. In this article we'll consider how to implement multi-language data presentation using DataWindow.NET. DataWindow.NET has two integral parts. One of them is intended to work in WinForms, the other in WebForms. In this article we'll use WinForms; however, our solutions are suitable for WebForms too. One of the most significant features of .NET technology is its ability to create applications for an international audience. The Microsoft .NET Framework has a rich set of classes set for globalization and localization. Microsoft Visual Studio WinForm Designer is tightly connected to the Resource Manager, allowing localized forms to be saved as resources. Unfortunately, the Sybase DataWindow.NET Designer can't save local information.... (more)

PBDJ Cover Story — A DataWindow Based on Oracle Stored Procedures with a Result Set

In DataWindow.NET 2.0, Sybase added support for access to Oracle through the Oracle managed data provider (ODP.NET). A managed data provider provides better performance and more support than a non-managed driver for database-specific functions, though not as much as the Oracle native driver. On the other hand, the managed data provider can still utilize ADO features of the .NET Framework (including connection caching), which native drivers cannot. In addition, Oracle recently added support to ODP.NET for returning REF CURSORS from Oracle stored procedures. That opens up the possib... (more)