April 27, 1999

‘ Binary search in an array of any type’ Returns the index of the matching item, or -1 if the search fails” The arrays *must* be sorted, in ascending or

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Every now and then someone asks me “How can I modify the default description that is associated to an add-in I have written and that appears in the Add-In Manager?

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The const qualifier guarantees that the value of an object cannot be changed directly by the program. However, it may be altered asynchronously–that is, by a way unknown to the

You may already know how to replace the default gray form submit button with an image (see Tip “Replace Form Buttons With Images”), but do you know how to replace

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