How to Reindex SQL Tables. The indexes on a the tables of a large database make a huge difference in its performance and utility. Without an index, locating a single record in a large table can ...

Using default values on database columns helps to insulate database design issues from application code. Find out how to change a column's default value at a later date using a single command.

I am working on an application that uses oracle 10XE as the backend database. I created my tables a while ago, and have since then been coding a bunch of JDBC stuff to talk to it. Yesterday, I ...