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February 1, 1999

Global Fucntion in Datawindow fails in exe

Question: I’m working on PowerBuilder 6 under a Windows environment. I’m calling a global function in a datawindow object. This function gets called perfectly in the development environment, but it

Generating a Compiler Warning

Question: I am looking for a way to get the javac compiler to generate a warning message that I specify in my code when it is compiling my code. I

Executing external programs

Question: I know that you can execute a program from a known drive using the system command, but what if you don’t know the drive letter? I am trying to

Interface

Question: What’s an interface in Java programming? Answer: Conceptually, an interface is a class that defines a set of methods with no implementation. It is analagous to a pure virtual

SysTray Popup Menu

Question: I’ve used your technique for getting the icon in the tray and for being notified when the user has clicked on it, but I’m having a problem getting a

security – object permissions

Question: Why can’t I revoke the “update” permission from four tables in a database in the object permissions GUI? I have successfully revoked “update” from all other tables in the

Watching Index Use

Question: The goal is to watch queries for their use, nonuse, or abuse of indices (using SQL Server 6.5). One of the problems is to be sure that a given

Relational Database vs Flatfile

Question: My company is in the process of evaluating packages to replace our current business application. All but one of them run on a relational database architecture. The other one

SQL Server Query/Reports Tool.

Question: Can you suggest a good SQL Server query/reporting tool suitable for end users who are used to using the MS Access query builder/report generator? Answer: Why not stick with