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August 15, 1998

Avoid Deleting a Pointer More Than Once

The results of deleting an object more than once are undefined. However, if code modifications are impossible (when a third party code is used, for example), a temporary workaround to

Prefix Versus Postfix Operators

You can use both — and ++ as prefix and postfix operators. When applied to primitives such as int or char, they are indistinguishable in terms of efficiency. When applied

Enums Improve Readability

An enumerated type is simply a list of constants, each of which has a unique value. An Enum can improve the readability of your code by allowing you to declare

Maintain Username and Password

Due to a minor bug, the Internet Transfer Control cannot use the username and password properties if they are set before the URL property. Because of this, you should always

Move a Form Without a Title Bar

Enter this code in a BAS module to let users move a window without a title bar: Declare Function ReleaseCapture Lib “user32” () As LongDeclare Function SendMessage Lib “user32” _

Avoid Implicit int Declarations

The default type for missing declarations like the following is int: const k =0; //’int’ type deduced; deprecatedstatic j =5; //ditto Though still supported by the C++ standard, this convention