This book introduces the various parts of the construction of a regular expression pattern, explains what they mean, and walks you through working examples showing how they work and why they do what they do. By working through the examples, you will build your understanding of how to make regular expressions do what you want them to do and avoid creating regular expressions that don’t meet your intentions. Beginning chapters introduce regular expressions and show you a method you can use to break down a text manipulation problem into component parts so that you can make an intelligent choice about constructing a regular expression pattern that matches what you want it to match and avoids matching unwanted text. To solve more complex problems, you should set out a problem definition and progressively refine it to express it in English in a way that corresponds to a regular expression pattern that does what you want it to do. The second part of the book devotes a chapter to each of several technologies available on the Windows platform. You are shown how to use each tool or language with regular expressions (for example, how to do a lookahead in Perl or create a named variable in C#). Regular expressions can be useful in applications such as Microsoft Word, OpenOffice.org Writer, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access. A chapter is devoted to each. In addition, tools such as the little-known Windows findstr utility and the commercial PowerGrep tool each have a chapter showing how they can be used to solve text manipulation tasks that span multiple files. The use of regular expressions in the MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases are also demonstrated. Several programming languages have a chapter describing the metacharacters available for use in those languages together with demonstrations of how the objects or classes of that language can be used with regular expressions. The languages covered are VBScript, Javascript, Visual Basic .NET, C#, PHP, Java, and Perl. XML is used increasingly to store textual data. The W3C XML Schema definition language can use regular expressions to automatically validate data in an XML document. W3C XML Schema has a chapter demonstrating how regular expressions can be used with the xs:pattern element. Chapters 1 through 10 describe the component parts of regular expression patterns and show you what they do and how they can be used with a variety of text manipulation tools and languages. You should work through these chapters in order and build up your understanding of regular expressions. The book then devotes a chapter to each of several text manipulation tools and programming languages. These chapters assume knowledge from Chapters 1 through 10, but you can dip into the tool-specific and language-specific chapters in any order you want.
MSH is a new command-line shell for Microsoft server products, including the long-awaited Longhorn server, and will eventually ship with all major Microsoft products, making it the must-know technology MSH will replace current command lines in new Microsoft products and can be used to write shell scripts similar to those used with Unix and Linux Discusses how MSH enables all of the .NET Framework objects to become accessible via scripting, making it a very powerful addition to any developer's or administrator's toolbox Readers are guided through all the ins and outs of MSH and learn how to create powerful solutions; run scripts, programs, and commands; customize the MSH environment; handle data; manage files and disks; and script solutions and .NET objects
Melbourne entertainment and media lawyer, journalist and educator Andrew Watt has written an "anecdotal textbook" for and about the Australian music industry. Drawing on interviews with over 90 key players from the Australian and international music industry and combining that with his first hand experience as an artist manager, venue owner, lawyer, publisher and music business lecturer, Andrew Watt has compiled an invaluable guide to the Australian Music Industry that will be an essential reference for music business students, artists and people already working in the industry. "I wanted to create a different type of textbook," said Watt. "There are a number of books out there that provide good, factual information about some aspects of the live and recorded music industries, but none of those books speak with the experience, knowledge and first hand anecdotes of those people currently working at the pointy end of the business, on a daily basis." Drawing on his classroom experience Watt saw that music business students were being well informed about the essential framework of the industry but there was a disconnect between the classroom and the cut and thrust of the business in the real world. "It would be impossible for any student to get access to all the key people in the industry for a one-on-one download of their knowledge and experience," said Watt. "Welcome To The Jungle bridges that gap and that couldn't have happened without so many key industry people being very generous with their time and thoughts. The book is a unique document in that respect." The music industry is a fast evolving business with disruption occurring to the established business models both in recorded music and the live touring scene. It's essential that any artist wanting to build a career understands who does what in the business as quite literally their career will depend on that knowledge. "I think that anyone connected to the music business either as an artist or behind the scenes could benefit from some or all of the book," said Watt. Welcome To The Jungle - Navigating the Music Business In Australia includes interview content from (in order of appearance): Michael Newton * Michael Gudinski * Luke O'Sullivan * Colin Daniels * Charles Caldas * Scott Bagby * Carl Gardiner * Vanessa Picken * Mark Poston * John Curtain * John Watson * Peter Leak * Todd Rundgren * Gregg Donovan * Joel Connolly * Greg Carey * Richie McNeill * Dror Erez * Denis Handlin * Simon Moor * Marianna Annas * David Williams * Dan Rosen * Brett Cottle * Jackie Krajl * Thomas Heymann * Michael Parisi * Ruuben Van Den Heuval * Bill Cullen * Bertis Downs * Bernard Galbally * Jadden Comerford * Ben Turnbull * Terry Blamey * Adam Jankie * Johann Ponniah * Ian James * Nick O'Byrne * Paul Piticco * Michael Coppel * Dave Faulkner * Millie Millgate * Frank Stivala * Richard Moffatt * Tim Northeast * Brian Lizotte * Emily York * Michael Chugg * Frank Cotela * Jessica Ducrou * Tim Janes * Andy Kelly * Zac Abroms * Danny Rogers * Bonnie Dalton * Steve Kilbey * Kav Temperley * Benji Rogers * Frank Varrasso * Peter Foley * Cath Haridy * Craig Hawker * Kim Green * Jess Beston * Jake Gold * Rae Harvey * Brett Murrihy * Jon Perring * James Young * Mary Mihelakos * Steve Wade * Fraser Bourke * Brian Taranto * Peter Noble * Zanda Strofield * Ely Ehlinger * Nicole Hart * Brian McDonald * Emily Kelly * Graham Ashton * Matt Gudinski * Keith Ridgway * John Rash * Kim Carter * Patrick Donovan * Nick Wallberg * Simon Smith * David Lewis * John Strohm * Scot Crawford * Chris O'Brien.
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One Man's Greed is the second book in the Argronia series written by Andrew Watt. War is coming to Argronia. Preckos has returned from exile with an army of Romathions, an elite force of mercenary warriors. He intends to enslave the land, claiming all power for himself and use taxes to drain wealth from the people, leaving them in poverty. Can Hurenstock live up to his title of 'Protector of the Realm' and fend off Preckos and his elite warriors, or will the freedom everyone sacrificed so much for be lost after such a short time?
RSS and Atom are specifications that give users the power to subscribe to information they want to receive and give content developers tools to provide continuous subscriptions to willing recipients in a spam-free setting. RSS and Atom are the technical power behind the growing millions of blogs on the Web. Blogs change the Web from a set of static pages or sites requiring programming expertise to update to an ever changing, constantly updated landscape that anyone can contribute to. RSS and Atom syndication provides users an easy way to track new information on as many Web sites as they want. This book offers you insight to understanding the issues facing the user community so you can meet users' needs by writing software and Web sites using RSS and Atom feeds. Beginning with an introduction to all the current and coming versions of RSS and Atom, you'll go step by step through the process of producing, aggregating, and storing information feeds. When you're finished, you'll be able to produce client software and Web sites that create, manipulate, aggregate, and display information feeds effectively. "This book is full of practical advice and tips for consuming, producing, and manipulating information feeds. I only wish I had a book like this when I started writing RSS Bandit." - Dare Obasanjo, RSS Bandit creator: http://www.rssbandit.org/
Now updated to reflect the much-anticipated "Yukon" release of SQL Server, this friendly guide shows database developers and administrators as well as those who use database application how to get up to speed fast Offers a gentle introduction to relational database design and shows how to build databases, create database applications, and maintain and optimize database performance Covers the major new features of the "Yukon" release-including analysis services, reporting services, and notification services
Create and modify databases and keep them secure Get up to speed on using T-SQL to store and manipulate data SQL Server 2005 improves an already great database management system. This book shows you how to put it to work in a hurry. You'll find out how to use the SQL Server Management Studio and the SQLCMD utility to write T-SQL code, retrieve data from single or multiple SQL Server tables, add data using the INSERT statement, and much more. * Create queries to retrieve data * Ensure SQL Server security * Use Visual Studio(r) 2005 with SQL Server * Create tables, views, and indexes * Work with Common Language Runtime * Query XML data
Doomsdale is the first book in the Argronia series written by Andrew Watt. The Doomsdale invasion is pending. Can inexperienced heir to the throne of Argonorth, Argron Caslin, unite the lands to face the Doomsdale beasts? The clans are barbaric, the rangers swear fealty to no-one, Argonorth is in civil war and Tushluck does not have the strength to stand alone. Will evil prevail?
The debate on the free movement of labour within the EU has gained new momentum in the wake of the economic crisis. Building on the earlier Ashgate publication EU Labour Migration Since Enlargement, the editors have assembled a team of experts from across Europe to shed light on the critical issues raised by internal labour mobility within the EU in the context of economic crisis and labour market pressures. The book's chapters tease out the links between economic developments, regulatory frameworks and migration patterns in different European countries. A central focus is on issues of skills and skills mismatch and how they relate to migration forms, duration and individual decisions to stay or return. Based on detailed analysis of European and national-level sources, the results presented clearly contradict assumptions about a "knowledge driven migration". Rather, over-qualification and the corresponding underutilisation of migrant workers' skills emerge as a pervasive phenomenon. At the same time the characteristics of migrants - not just skills, but socio-demographic characteristics and attitudes - and also their labour market integration are shown to be very diverse and to vary substantially between different sending and receiving countries. This calls for a differentiated analysis and raises complex issues for policymakers. Examples where policy has contributed to positive outcomes for both migrants and domestic workforces are identified. Unique in analysing labour migration flows within the European Union in a comparative manner putting skills into the centre and taking account of the effects of the economic crisis, while addressing policy concerns this is a valuable resource for academics, policymakers and practitioners alike.
The only book on using SVG in advanced applications, this title covers both client- and server-side SVG programming. Targeted to the experienced Web programmer, "SVG Unleashed" equips the reader with the practical knowledge to create and manipulate Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) programmatically, both on the client and the server side.
Microsoft InfoPath 2003 Kick Start builds upon the reader's knowledge of the Microsoft Office system to enable them to get right to work making productive use of InfoPath. It is targeted specifically at the early adopters - developers who will use their knowledge of XML and Web development to build sophisticated applications with InfoPath front ends. However it is also, carefully structured to enable "front line" InfoPath users to quickly glean the information they need to be productive when developing their own InfoPath forms - and when working with developers to create more involved InfoPath applications.
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