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February 1, 1999

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

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

IE Does Not Support Netscape’s Layer Tag

Question: I know that Netscape supports layers in JavaScript. Is there any way to make them work in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or 5? Answer: Unfortunately, no. Microsoft and Netscape

Integer Size

Question: Our maximum int value is 32,768, but our minimum int value is -32,767. Why aren’t they the same? Answer: Because a short integer (2 bytes or 16 bits) can

C programs to assembly programs

Question: How can I do a C++ program that converts simple C programs to assembly programs? Answer: This is a very complicated task. The first step would be a parser

strchr

Question: Where can I see the source code to the functionstrchr? Answer: If you purchase a compiler such as the professional edition of VC++, the source code for all run-time

First Visible List Row

Question: Is there a way to find out the first visible row in a List? Answer: The standard AWT java.awt.List class does not provide a means for determining the first

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