... provider can read records from and insert records into atextfile data source. The Jet database engine can access other database file formats through Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM) drivers ... following schema information about the data in the text file: [ Team LiB ] Recipe 1.19 Connecting toaTextFile Problem You want to use ADO.NET to access data stored in atext file. Solution ... // Create the data adapter to retrieve all rows from text file. The MaxScanRows option indicates how many rows should be scanned to automatically determine column type. A value of 0 indicates...
... for mass casualty triage18(see Figure 1) and strive for systems that are:ã simple, easy to remember, and amenable to quick memory aids;ã applicable to all ages and patient populations; and ã ... direct hazard impact areas and stage them into the EMS system for triage and distribution to denitive care. ã Establish patient holding areas to prepare for formal triage and treatment protocols. ... this way, meta-leaders successfully confront challenges and barriers in communication, organizational response, standards of care, and surge capacity.Meta-leaders build and maintain relationships...
... Label Name Label1 Text SQL Servers ListBox Name lstSQLServers Label Name Label2 7.1 Createa Dialog Box to Connect toa New Database, Including Listing Available SQL Servers and Databases ... Server and database and then createa new connection based on the selections. Within a database application, it is necessary to allow users to select a SQL Server back end to which to connect. ... SQLDMO.NameList Dim oSQLApp As New SQLDMO.Application() ' Load available SQL Servers into a NameList ' (those that are able to be seen by the network) oNames = oSQLApp.ListAvailableSQLServers...
... you can afford to buy, or the whims of a particular computer company. HOW TO DESIGN AND WRITE WEB PAGES TODAYKarl StolleyWriting Today 10 HOW TO DESIGN ANDWRITE WEB PAGES TODAY and other ... conveyed in these texts. Recent Titles in Writing TodayHow toWrite about the Media TodayRaúl Damacio Tovares and Alla V. TovaresHow toWrite Persuasively TodayCarolyn Davis CONTENTSSeries ... values, and beliefs.All of these issues—development, form, audience, and context—are central to maximizing the affordances, or available means, of Web communication. And all of the Web’s affordances...
... log as the most up to date ‘‘truth’’ aboutthe state of the data on disk. The main difference is thatdatabase systems do not use the log as the final repositoryfor data: a separate data area is ... Foundation under grant CCR-8900029, and in partby the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and theDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency under contractNAG2-591.This paper will appear ... The bandwidth of each of the five phases isshown separately. Sprite LFS has a higher write bandwidth and the same read bandwidth as SunOS with the exception of sequen-tial reading of a file that...
... RetrieveCustomers() method. With this whereClause, the RetrieveCustomers() method returns a DataSet with a DataTable containing the one row from the Customers table with a CustomerID of ALFKI, as shown ... button: CustomerID IS NOT NULL This causes the RetrieveCustomers() method to return a DataSet with a DataTable containing all the rows from the Customers table (see Figure 17.6). Notice that ... programs that use the Web service. You'll see how towritea client program in the next section. Let's take a look at another example; enter the following string as your whereClause and...
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... include any schema information. The DiffGram is also the primary serialization format used by the .NET Framework to persist and serialize a DataSet. The DiffGram format is XML-based, making it platform ... sample code contains two event handlers anda single method: Form.Load Sets up the sample by loading the Categories table from Northwind into a DataSet and displays the DiffGram for the DataSet ... You want to get the original values and see which rows were added, edited, or deleted. Solution Create an XML DiffGram, which is a document that details the modifications made toa DataSet....
... Joint Staff, the unified commands, and the defense agencies. Comments are welcome and may be addressed to Jennifer Kavanagh, RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90407, ... increase from 50 to 75 hours of training leads toa 10-yard decrease in average circular error and that a further increase to 100 hours of training contributed to an additional 10-yard decrease ... standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean leads toa decrease of about eight percentage points in the time a ship is free of failures. Similar findings are also...
... 1SummaryDuringthelastdecadeconsumergroups,parentsandteachersbodies,andpublichealthadvocacyorganisationshavecalledforgreatercontrolonthemarketingoffoodsandbeveragestochildren.Anumberofauthoritativereportshavehighlightedtheneedtorestrictsuchmarketingtoensurethatchildrenarenotundulyinfluencedtoconsumefoodshighinfats,sugarandsalt .A2 009reviewofregulations(thePolMarkstudy1)suggestedthatsuccessfulregulationrequiredgovernmentleadershipwithspecifiedtimelinesandclear,measurableobjectives.In2010theWorldHealthAssemblypassedaResolutionwhichurgedmemberstatestointroducecontrolsonthemarketingoffoodsandbeveragestochildren,andissuedasetofRecommendationsidentifyingtheapproachesthatcouldbetaken2.Theseincreasingcallsforactionhaveledtoaseriesofpolicyresponses,includinggovernmentledvoluntaryagreementswithindustryandstatutoryregulation.Ofparticularimportanceistheresponseofleadingfoodandbeveragecompanies,whohaveproposedtheproposedaseriesofcompanyledpledgestoreducetheirmarketingactivitiesdirectedatchildren.Thesepledgescovertypesofmarketingpracticewhichmaylieoutsidethetraditionalindustrywidecodesofconductandnationalregulationsonadvertising.However,comparisonofdifferentcompanypledgesandstatementsshowsadegreeofinconsistency,asshowninthisreport,whichmakesevaluationoftheimpactofthepledgeshardtoassess.FurthermorethereappeartobelapsesintheadherencetothesepledgeswithinEurope,andevidencethattheyarenotappliedinotherregions(givingrisetooffshoremarketingtoEuropeanchildrenviatheinternet)socallingintoquestionthecompaniesstrengthofcommitment.Inordertoassistgovernmentsandguideindustry,theStanMarkprojectundertookaseriesofpolicyandresearchmeetingsinvolvingexpertsandofficialsfromcountriesinEuropeandNorthAmerica,fundedunderthePilotProjectsprogrammeoftheEuropeanUnionsExternalAffairsService3.FromthesemeetingsaseriesofproposalsweregeneratedandarepresentedhereforusebyWHOmemberstategovernments.Forcrossbordermarketingitisintendedthatthefoodandadvertisingindustrieswillrecognisetheadvantagesofacommon,universalsetofstandardsapplicabletoallcompaniesandwhichcanprotectchildrenacrosstheglobe.ThestandardsproposedarebasedontheWHOrecommendations,whichidentifybothexposureandpowerasindependentfactorsdeterminingtheeffectivenessofmarketingmessages.TheStanMarkprojectproposesthefollowing:ã ... der to avoidappealing to youngerages. A highstandard:Theageorlegalmajorityisdeterminedbylocallegislation.Permittedtargetagegroupsshouldbesignificantlyabovetheminimumlegalage:anexampleisthebanontargetingalcoholicbeverages to peopleunderage25requiredbyFacebookinIndia and Sweden.33Forfood and beverages,theUKOfcomregulationsapplyduringtelevisionprogrammeswhichappeal to childrenunderage16.Standard3:MediausedformarketingmessagesIssue:Childrenhaveaccess toa widerangeofmedia.Inaddition,cross‐bordermediaservicesarenoteasilycontrolledbythejurisdictionintheterritorywherethemessageisreceived.Proposal:Riskreductionmeansincludingallmediawhichcarrymarketingmessagesaswellasthosewhichcrossnationalborders(e.g.Internet,satellite and cableTV, and exportedTVprogrammes,films,games,toys and otherproducts).Foodpackaging,formulation and presentationareincluded,asaresponsoredsportsevents and productplacements. A highstandard: A comprehensiveapproachassumesallmediaunlessspecificallyexempted.Mediabroadcastacrossseveraltimezonesshouldbeassumed to reachchildren and adolescents.ExamplesfromothersectorsincludeFacebook,whichprohibitstobacco and gamblingmarketing and restrictsalcoholmarketing.34Fortobacco,theFrameworkConventiononTobaccoControlprovides a comprehensivedefinition:‘allformsofcommercialcommunication,recommendationoraction and anyformofcontribution to anevent,activityorindividual’.35Standard4:MarketingmethodsIssue:Mostmarketingworksbelowconsciousawareness, and childreninparticularmaybevulnerable to marketingmessagesofspecialappeal to them.Manymarketingmethodsfalloutsidecurrentadvertisingregulations.Proposal:Riskreductionmeansexcludingtechniqueswithspecialappeal to children and adolescents.Thisincludestheuseofcartooncharacters,animation,celebrities,sportspersonalities, and thecolouring,shaping and designofproducts and packaginglikely to have a particularappeal to children and adolescents. A highstandard: A comprehensiveapproachacknowledgesthatchildren and adolescentsareexposed to manymarketingmessages,includingthosedesigned to attractthem and thosedesigned to targetnon‐childaudiences.Fortobacco,theFrameworkConvention36coversactionswhichhavethe‘aim,effect,orlikelyeffectofpromoting a tobaccoproductor33http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/10/08/alcohol‐advertisement‐guidelines/34http://www.facebook.com/ad_guidelines.php35http://www.who.int/fctc/guidelines/article_13.pdf36http://www.who.int/fctc/guidelines/article_13.pdf ... 15Productdesign and packagingSelf‐regulationgenerallydoesnotincludepackagingorproductdesign and thesecanbepowerfulmarketingtools to attractpurchases.Theexamplebelowshows a productshaped,flavoured and textured to appeal to childrenin a boxwith a tie‐ingamelaunchedbyKellogg’sonFacebook and featuringtheKraveKrusader(whomustovercomechallenges and obstacles to reachchocolate).26ShopdisplaysRetaildisplaysarerarelyincludedincompany‐ledself‐regulation.Aisle‐enddisplays and check‐outdisplaysarepremiumsites and canbe a majorinfluenceonspontaneouspurchases and, especiallyinthecaseofcheck‐outdisplays,thepurchaseofanitemforcedupon a parentbychildrentakingtheproductintheirhandswhilewaitinginline.Child to childmarketingPeerrecommendationis a strongmotivatoramongchildren and adolescents.Marketersareusing a numberofmethodsforencouragingchild to childmarketing,includingpayments to youngpeople to makerecommendations and encouragementofchildren to maketheirown26Seehttp://www.marketingweek.co.uk/sectors/food and drink/kellogg%E2%80%99s‐moves‐into‐gaming/3026796.article...