Question: Is there any way to control the redrawing/repainting of the open window/document? Specifically, I have to change page elements (labels, cursor style) before calling some time intensive task. I have successfully implemented changes to the cursor style but it doesn’t always change the display of the mouse cursor immediately.
Question: Is there any way (using an HTML tag or a script) to force a page break at a certain point in an HTML document when it is being printed? For example, my Web page is about five printed pages long. When it is being printed, I would like to
In Java, you can use either a Vector or a one-dimensional array to store an ordered collection of objects. The difference between the two types of storage is that the array allocates storage for a fixed number of elements where as the Vector can grow dynamically. Another difference is that
An exception specification is not considered part of the type of a function. Therefore, you cannot declare two distinct functions that differ only in their exception specification: void f(int) throw (Y);void f(int) throw (Z); //error; redefinition of ‘void f(int)’ For the same reason, declaring a typedef that contains an exception
Redirecting based on browser type is easy. If you use a JavaScript function to check navigator.userAgent for the string
When testing properties and methods of an object that you’re writing, you don’t have to run a test project or form to test it. Instead, open the Immediate window and begin typing and executing code: Set c = new Class1 ? c.TestProperty
In the latest tips supplement [“101 Tech Tips for VB Developers,” Supplement to the February 1998 issue of VBPJ], I noticed a tip titled “Determine Next/Previous Weekday.” This code is shorter and accomplishes the same task with no DLL calls: Public Function SpecificWeekday(ByVal D As Date, Optional _ ByVal WhatDay
VB doesn’t display the Min and Max buttons in a form’s caption area when you specify BorderStyle Fixed Dialog. If you set the MinButton and MaxButton properties on the form to True, the Minimize and Maximize entries in the context menu are visible-but the buttons are still invisible! To fix
This VBA Microsoft Word routine purges a document when it’s opened after a predefined expiration date. I’ve only tested this macro with Word 97: Sub Purge() Dim ExpirationDate As Date ExpirationDate = #4/1/98# ‘This particular document expires on 1 April 1998 If Date >= ExpirationDate Then ‘Purge the document With